I just seen the Movie We of the Never Never we recordeded it from the Tv but missed the begining so have ordered it from the ABC shops and even tho we were in Mataranka and took these photos in the park, it sort of got more meaning to me of the story
My grandmother was a Gum, there was a name change from Gunn around the time of 'We of the Never Never' and there is an early autographed copy of the book somewhere in the family archives.
It is a long time since I was at Mataranka but it was lovely and no doubt has changed and become more commercialised (it was in the late 70s), also went to the Elsey cemetery. Definitely not a statue to be seen - must go back on the "to do" list.
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Esmeralda
It aint over until the fat lady sings, and I dont feel like singing just yet!
The book's better than the film, but I enjoyed it anyway. We spent a few nights at Elsey NP (with mosquitoes an inch long!) but Mr D had a sudden health problem so missed Mataranka and the Bitter Springs... its on the list for "next time".