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Through old eyes : poems / by Uncle Wes Marne.

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ISBN	9780645428209
Author	Marne, Wes, 1922- (author)
Title	Through old eyes : poems / by Uncle Wes Marne.
Publisher and/or associated date/s	[Glebe, N.S.W] : Blackbooks, 2022.
Publisher and/or associated date/s	©2022.
Description	111 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Summary	Published to commemorate the author's 100th birthday, this wide-ranging and thoughtful collection reflects on history, colonisation, family, childhood, Aboriginal Dreaming, traditions and storytelling, working lives and people. Sometimes wistful, melancholic, poignant, at times the author's wry sense of fun and humour shines through. When he arrived in Sydney in the 1960s, Bigambul man, Uncle Wes, was not allowed to tell his stories at schools. He set up a fire bucket in his backyard and invited families and children from the local Aboriginal community to come to sit around the fire and share his stories. It did not take long for the police to arrive and arrest him for hosting an unlawful gathering - he spent two days in lock-up for sharing his stories. Uncle Wes is a living treasure of Aboriginal storytelling wisdom. Through his poems Uncle Wes invites the reader to join him by the fire as he generously shares his reflections and reminiscences on one hundred years.
Subjects	Bigambul people (D34)
	Aboriginal Australian poetry
	Australian poetry -- Aboriginal Australian authors
	Australian poetry -- 21st century
	Aboriginal Australians -- Poetry
Call number	2022.124

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Barcode	Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Status	Due Date
A00957741	2022.124	General Collection		. Available to Museum Staff .