Pat Lowe

Ngarta Jinny Bent

Jukuna Mona Chuguna

Eirlys Richards

Ngarta and Jukuna lived in the Great Sandy Desert. They traversed country according to the seasons, just as the Walmajarri people had done for thousands of years. But it was a time of change. Desert people who had lived with little knowledge of European settlement were now moving onto cattle stations. Those left behind were vulnerable and faced unimaginable challenges. In 1961, when Jukuna leaves with her new husband, young Ngarta remains with a group of women and children. Tragedy strikes and Ngarta is forced to travel alone. Her survival depends on cunning and courage as she is pursued by two murderers in a vast unforgiving landscape. Jukuna's rich account may be the first autobiography written in an Aboriginal language. Presented in English and Walmajarri, her determination to see her language written has made her one of our most valued authors.

Two Sisters

Jimmy Pike

Yinti, Desert Cowboy

On the evening of 14 August 1829 the government brig Cyprus was sheltering in Recherche Bay on the remote south-east coast of Tasmania when she was captured by eighteen convicts under the leadership of William Swallow, a prisoner for life. Eight years earlier he had stowed away on a ship to England only to be eventually arrested and sent to Hobart for the second time. After marooning the crew, military guard and passengers on the desolate shore, Swallow skilfully sailed the brig across the Pacific to Tahiti then back to the Tongan Islands and on to Japan before finally scuttling her off the Chinese coast.

Hunters and Trackers

Karen Reys

Intermediate. Speed level 6 (100-110 wpm). Jimmy invites the Queen of England to come visit him and some other Walmajarri people in WA. He wants her opinion on vacant crown land and native title. Jimmy and Pat take the queen hunting and to the waterholes. Beautiful pictures by Jimmy Pike evoke the outback.

Jimmy and Pat Meet the Queen

A rare photographic and textual journey into the life of the Walmajarri people of the Great Sandy Desert. Brilliant photographs interact with illustrations by celebrated artist, Jimmy Pike.

Life in the Great Sandy Desert

Jilji

When Matthew becomes lost while camping in the Australian bush, he befriends an Aboriginal girl with no name.

The Girl with No Name

Set in the dramatic beauty of the Kimberley region, this is the poignant story of Matthew and his unusual friendship with an Aboriginal girl.

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