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Under a Bilari Tree I Born
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Under a Bilari Tree I Born

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Alice Bilari Smith lived in the Pilbara, on stations and in the bush, on government reserves and in towns. Narrowly avoiding removal from her family by ‘the Welfare’, life on the stations taught her to cook and launder, sew and clean, shoe horses, chop wood and milk cows. As a young married woman she added mustering, dingo scalping, shearers’ assistant and sheep-yard building to her skills.

Alice also grew up in the ways of her country, hunting, cooking and building in the traditional manner. As well as a large family of her own, Alice played an active role in caring for other Aboriginal children and initiated the establishment of a Homemakers Centre in Roebourne.

This is Alice’s insightful and inspiring story - the story of a life that is remarkable and yet typical of Australia’s strong country women.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Fremantle Press
Country
Australia
Date
28 January 2015
Pages
224
ISBN
9781925162103

Alice Bilari Smith lived in the Pilbara, on stations and in the bush, on government reserves and in towns. Narrowly avoiding removal from her family by ‘the Welfare’, life on the stations taught her to cook and launder, sew and clean, shoe horses, chop wood and milk cows. As a young married woman she added mustering, dingo scalping, shearers’ assistant and sheep-yard building to her skills.

Alice also grew up in the ways of her country, hunting, cooking and building in the traditional manner. As well as a large family of her own, Alice played an active role in caring for other Aboriginal children and initiated the establishment of a Homemakers Centre in Roebourne.

This is Alice’s insightful and inspiring story - the story of a life that is remarkable and yet typical of Australia’s strong country women.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Fremantle Press
Country
Australia
Date
28 January 2015
Pages
224
ISBN
9781925162103