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David Turner David Turner i(A126425 works by)
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal
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1 Young People, Education and Work 1989 single work oral history
— Appears in: Impact Stories of the East Kimberley 1989; (p. 115-120) 'The older people feel that the young people lack a work ethic, and tend to blame some of this on the young people. They also lament the lack of jobs available for young aboriginal people, while they see so many jobs within their communities performed by non-Aborigines. They are concerned about the transmission of culture and language, and use their community school to promote these'.
1 Country 1989 single work oral history
— Appears in: Impact Stories of the East Kimberley 1989; (p. 109-114) 'Many people (whose country lies elsewhere) feel cooped up in Turkey Creek, and are impatient to move back to their country'.
1 Gaining Confidence 1989 single work oral history
— Appears in: Impact Stories of the East Kimberley 1989; (p. 95-99) 'This was period in which individuals began to assert themselves publicly'.
1 Leaving Stations, Starting Again 1989 single work oral history
— Appears in: Impact Stories of the East Kimberley 1989; (p. 76-82)

'The introduction of award wages was used as a rationalisation by many of the cattle stations in this area for evicting resident Aboriginal communities. Some workers were permitted to remain, but many chose to leave with their extended families. The pastoral industry's miscalculation that the workers they required would remain without their relations caused loss of its stable workforce'.

'People moved to Halls Creek, Wyndham, and Turkey Creek (many Miriwoong and Gajirrawoong people were already in Kununurra following the flooding of Lake Argyle in the 1960s)'.
1 Race Relations 1989 single work oral history
— Appears in: Impact Stories of the East Kimberley 1989; (p. 53-67)

'The storytellers emphasise that there were both 'good' and 'bad' kartiya, people who treated them with constant consideration, as well as people known for violent behaviour. 'bad kartiya' evidently had little risk of being found out. Police were represented in both categories, some intervening on Aborigines' behalves, others killing Aboriginal people on occasions'.
1 Aboriginal Labour 1989 single work oral history
— Appears in: Impact Stories of the East Kimberley 1989; (p. 33-47) 'Aboriginal labour became indispensable to the cattle industry, and made an important contribution to government activities and service industries in the region. Though paid only in kind, Aboriginal people held jobs which took advantage of their unique skills and knowledge of the country. Kija and Miriwoong people today argue that their role in the region's economic development should be acknowledged, as white people could not have managed without them'.
1 Settling Down 1989 single work oral history
— Appears in: Impact Stories of the East Kimberley 1989; (p. 21-29) 'The stories show that some young people were brought in after massacres for work in the new white settlements. Later a few children were brought up in white peoples' households, a practice which continued until perhaps the 1950s'.
1 Reprisals 1989 single work oral history
— Appears in: Impact Stories of the East Kimberley 1989; (p. 12-20) 'Many of the stories, including Bob Nyalcas' account of the massacres above, centre on the cleverness of someone who escaped'.
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