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Gerry Bostock Gerry Bostock i(A4768 works by) (a.k.a. Gerald L Bostock; Gerald Bostock)
Born: Established: 1942 Grafton, Grafton area, Grafton - Maclean area, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 14 May 2014
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Bundjalung
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1 Strangers from the Dreaming Gerry Bostock , 1995 single work prose
— Appears in: Ulitarra , no. 7 1995; (p. 117-119)
1 Pemulwuy i "The Gubbahs came among us", Gerry Bostock , 1994 single work poetry
— Appears in: Ulitarra , no. 6 1994; (p. 93-96)
1 Colebe Gerry Bostock , 1994 single work short story
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 53 no. 4 1994; (p. 613-618)
1 Black Theatre Gerry Bostock , 1985 single work criticism
— Appears in: Aboriginal Writing Today : Papers from the First National Conference of Aboriginal Writers 1985; (p. 63-73)
1 5 form y separately published work icon Lousy Little Sixpence Alec Morgan , Gerry Bostock , ( dir. Alec Morgan ) Australia : Sixpence Productions , 1983 Z1415619 1983 single work film/TV

A documentary that uses historical footage and interviews with people who were part of the generation of Indigenous Australians forced into unpaid servitude by the Australian government. The title refers to the amount of pocket money the indentured workers were supposed to be given, but never received, while their wages were managed by their 'employers' on behalf of the Aborigines Protection Board.
1 Poor Ned Kelly i "Poor Ned is dead.", Gerry Bostock , 1980 single work poetry
— Appears in: Black Man Coming : Poems 1980; (p. 32)
1 Wild Geese i "Mad Mike Hoare of the Wild Geese Merks,", Gerry Bostock , 1980 single work poetry
— Appears in: Black Man Coming : Poems 1980; (p. 31)
1 Christmas i "Once upon a Christmas eve", Gerry Bostock , 1980 single work poetry
— Appears in: Black Man Coming : Poems 1980; (p. 31)
1 When Love Dies i "What happens when love dies?", Gerry Bostock , 1980 single work poetry
— Appears in: Black Man Coming : Poems 1980; (p. 30)
1 Entwined i "I am yours - and you are mine.", Gerry Bostock , 1980 single work poetry
— Appears in: Black Man Coming : Poems 1980; (p. 29)
1 Love Poem i "A young mother sits in a darkened room", Gerry Bostock , 1980 single work poetry
— Appears in: Black Man Coming : Poems 1980; (p. 29)
1 Black Man Coming i "Before the white man", Gerry Bostock , 1980 single work poetry
— Appears in: Black Man Coming : Poems 1980; (p. 26-28)
1 Murrawina i "Oh, Murrawina.", Gerry Bostock , 1980 single work poetry
— Appears in: Black Man Coming : Poems 1980; (p. 23-25)
1 Pensioner's Plea i "I have worked hard all my adult life,", Gerry Bostock , 1980 single work poetry
— Appears in: Black Man Coming : Poems 1980; (p. 20-21)
1 Greetings from Afar i "Once upon a time, in a far-away land", Gerry Bostock , 1980 single work poetry
— Appears in: Black Man Coming : Poems 1980; (p. 19)
1 Aboriginal Affairs i "The new Minister for Aboriginal Affairs,", Gerry Bostock , 1980 single work poetry
— Appears in: Black Man Coming : Poems 1980; (p. 19)
1 Black Children i "The white man settled this vast country;", Gerry Bostock , 1980 single work poetry
— Appears in: Black Man Coming : Poems 1980; (p. 14-18)
1 Orphans i "Now mummy and daddy are dead;", Gerry Bostock , 1980 single work poetry
— Appears in: Black Man Coming : Poems 1980; (p. 13)
1 Blindness i "What is colour?", Gerry Bostock , 1980 single work poetry
— Appears in: Black Man Coming : Poems 1980; (p. 12)
1 An Australian Miner i "A young Australian Miner", Gerry Bostock , 1980 single work poetry
— Appears in: Black Man Coming : Poems 1980; (p. 11)
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