Doris Pilkington
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Pub. Date
2002.
Description
A true account of Doris Pilkington's mother Molly, who as a young girl led her two sisters on an extraordinary 1,600 kilometre walk home. Barefoot, without provisions or maps, the girls set out to find the rabbit- proof fence, knowing it passed near their home in the north.
Pub. Date
2002.
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Description
In 1931, Molly and her younger cousins, Gracie and Daisy, were three half-caste children from Western Australia who were taken from their parents under government edict and sent to an institution, were taught to forget their families, their culture, and re-invent themselves as members of "white" Australian society. The three girls begin an epic journey back to Western Australia, traveling 1,500 miles on foot with no food or water, and navigating by...
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