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1 A White Waif M. F. , 1895 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , March vol. 30 no. 358 1895; (p. 401) Tragedy of a white child treasured by an Aboriginal tribe near the Kiewa river and the Mitta Mitta. She was thought to be the daughter of a couple who had died and the local station owner's wife determines to rescue her. The young English jackeroo she enlists to 'rescue' the child during a corroboree is killed in the attempt, as is the child. Information on decline in Aboriginal population is given in passing. (PB)
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