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Helen Gee Helen Gee i(A26555 works by)
Born: Established: 1950 ;
Gender: Female
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1 1 y separately published work icon Ronnie : Tasmanian Songman Ronnie Summers , Helen Gee , Broome : Magabala Books , 2009 Z1648422 2009 single work life story

'Ronnie: Tasmanian Songman is the heartwarmimg story of musician, storyteller and craftsman, Ronnie Summers as he recalls the freedom of growing up Cape Barren Island and how the music passed on by his uncles and the island's old fellas has shaped his life. He draws on a childhood working the mutton-bird islands, a 'kangaroo court' prison term as a bewildered teenager, and then turning to alcohol after the death of his baby son.

'It wasn't until later in life that he discovered he was part of the Tasmanian Aboriginal community. At last, guided by the power of his ancestry, he was able to turn his life around. Born an 'Islander' - not Aboriginal, not white - he had been without race. This story documents his struggle for a place in his own country, and echoes and amplifies that of the Tasmanian Aboriginal community.' (Publication summary)
1 2 y separately published work icon River of Verse : A Tasmanian Journey 1800-2004 Helen Gee (editor), Buckland : Back River Press , 2004 Z1174411 2004 anthology poetry lyric/song extract
1 Prossers Vale i "Across the Prosser Plains she gazed", Helen Gee , 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , December no. 26 2002; (p. 134-135)
1 Turning Back i "We set out for the heights of La Perouse", Helen Gee , 1988 single work poetry
— Appears in: Forest Echoes : And Other Verses for the Tasmanian Bush 1988; (p. 52-53)
1 2 y separately published work icon Forest Echoes : And Other Verses for the Tasmanian Bush Helen Gee , Bob Graham , Buckland : Wilderness Society (Australia). East Coast of Tasmania Branch , 1988 Z93126 1988 anthology poetry
1 South-West Blues i "Even 'tho our bodies walk the same familiar street", Helen Gee , 1980 single work poetry
— Appears in: The West Wind and Other Verses for the Tasmanian Bush 1980; (p. 15)
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