Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence - Softcover

Pilkington, Doris; Garimara, Nugi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0702227099 ISBN 13: 9780702227097

Publisher: Univ of Queensland Pr, 1996

Synopsis

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Fourteen-year-old Molly and her cousins Daisy and Gracie were mixed-race Aborigines. In 1931 they were taken away from their families and sent to a camp to be trained as good 'white' Australians. They were told to forget their mothers, their language, their home. But Molly would not forget. She and her cousins escaped and walked back to Jigalong, 1,600 kilometres away, following the rabbitproof fence as their guide across the desert. This is the true story of that walk, told by Molly's daughter, Doris. It is also a prize-winning film.

CEFR B1
Word count 10,600

About this title

Book Description

In 1931, three aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff and set off on a trek across the Outback.

About the Author

Doris Pilkington's traditional name is Nugi Garimara. She was born in 1937 on Balfour Downs Station in the homeland of her Mardu ancestors. As a toddler she was removed by authorities from her home at the station and committed to Moore River Native Settlement, from which she escaped. She is the author of "Home to Mother" and "Under the Wintamarra Tree."

Edition details

• Publisher: Univ of Queensland Pr
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0702227099
• ISBN 13: 9780702227097
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 136