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Elizabeth Wallace Elizabeth Wallace i(A114215 works by) (birth name: Elizabeth Sharpley-Dool)
Born: Established: 1929 Angledool, Walgett - Collarenebri area, Far North NSW, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Chinese
(Storyteller) assertion
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BiographyHistory

Elizabeth Wallace was born at Angledool Aboriginal Mission. One of her grandfathers was a boundary rider from China. Wallace's family was moved to Brewarrina Mission but her brother and sister were taken away to Cootamundra Home and she did not see them again until she was much older. Wallace's family were moved to Gingie, where she received some schooling but spent most of her time helping the manager's children with their reading and writing. When Wallace was fourteen she moved with her family to Dungalear and commenced work in the domestic services.

(Main source: Zagar, C., Goodbye Riverbank: The Barwon-Namoi People tell their story, Magabala Books, 2000).

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