the rabbit proof fence-screenplay c olsen Book
by c olsen
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In 1931 the authorities seized 14-year-old Molly Craig from her desert home in Jigalong, western Australia, with her younger sister Daisy and cousin Gracie. Official policy decreed that the three girls be taken to the Moore River Native Settlement, where they were to be trained as domestic servants. Their trauma was intensified by Moore River's harsh regime and Molly soon decided it was time to go home, to their mothers. And the only way home was to walk. The true story of the girls' 1600 kilometre journey . .
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Three Aboriginal girls have been forcibly removed from their outback families in 1931 to be trained as domestic servants, as part of official government policy. They escape and begin a 1500-mile journey home using a rabbit-proof fence as a guide, with authorities chasing them all the way. Adapted fro m Doris Pilkington Garimara's book 'Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence', which is based on her mother's true story.Details
- Number of Pages: 90 pages
- Publisher: Currency Press Pty Ltd
- Publish Date: Jan 31, 2002
- ASIN: 086819655X
- ISBN: 086819655X
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