Archive for the 'work' tag

Descended from a Matriarch – Part 1

I belong to a large extended family. Many members of our family have been active in Aboriginal affairs, going back to grandfather William Cooper, whose name is wellknown within the Aboriginal...
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Taking Control Now – Part 1

I was born in Darwin. My mother is from the west coast of the Northern Territory, the Daly River, and my father from Broome on the west coast of Western Australia. Broome is built on the land of the...
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Taking Flight – From Air Hostess, via ‘Trolley Dolly’, to Flight Attendant

The International airline world in the early 1960’s was a very different place from the one we encounter today. There were relatively few professions open to women other than the traditional...
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Black History Month: History in Fiction

Black history continues to discover new knowledge and generate new understanding. But today I want to celebrate a different kind of history, that which makes no bones about its invented characters,...
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Black History Month: Ayahs at Sea

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