Rabbit-Proof Fence

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Molly: Molly is 14 years old.

She is a half-caste Aboriginal girl.

She grew up at Jigalong among many other Mardu families.

Her skin was not as dark as the other Mardu children.

She was sent alongside of her two cousins Daisy and Gracie to the Moore River Native Settlement.

It was her idea to escape and try to find the way back home.

During their journey of nine weeks, they walked over 1800km.

Molly was fearless, kind and generous. Her great knowledge of navigation and survival skills helped her to return herself and Daisy back home. Later in her life, Molly, worked as a domestic servant on Balfour Downs Station, north of Jigalong, where she married Toby Kelly.

She had two daughters: Doris (the author off this story) and Annabelle.

The government send her back to Moore River Native Settlement with her two children.

In January 1941, Molly ran away for the second time, with her eighteen-month-old Anabelle and left Doris behind.

Month later, she arrived safely at Jigalong.

Three years later, Annabelle was taken away and they put her in a children’s home.

Molly haven’t seen her since. 2.

Daisy: Daisy is 8 years old and Gracie’s younger sister.

She is a half-caste Aboriginal girl.

Along Molly, and her sister Gracie she was taken away from her family to bring her to the Moore River Native Settlement.

During their journey back home, Daisy was cooperative and didn’t complain. After her return, Daisy moved with her family to a camp near Lake Nabberu, along the rabbit.

Proof-Fence south of Jigalong.

She worked as a domestic servant on different stations.

She married, Kadibil, a station worked, and had four children: Noreena, Elizabeth, jenny and Margaret. After her husband’s death, she works a cook-housekeeper. 3.

Gracie: Gracie is 10 years old.

She is a half-caste Aboriginal girl.

She was also taken away from her family and transported to the Moore River Native Settlement.

During their escapement journey, Gracie was fearful and often complained.

Towards the end of their trek, Gracie learned that her mother has moved from Jigalong to Wilona, so she decides to leave Molly and Daisy and travel alone to Wiluna.

But unfortunately, she can’t find her mother there, she is caught by the authorities and sent back to Moore River, frame where has have has escaped a few weeks ago. 4 When Gracie was caught in Wiluna, she was kept there for some weeks before she as sent back to Moore River Native Settlement.

She went to school thee.

When she finished school, she was sent to work as a domestic servant on farms an on cattle station.

She married a station farm worker, named Harry Cross and they had six children: Lucina, Therese, Margaret, Marcia, Celine and Clarence.

After Gracie and her husband left each other, She moved to Geraldton, where she died in 1983. She has never returned to Jigalong. 4.

Maude: Maude is Molly’s mother.

She used to work as a domestic servant for the superintendent at the depot.

Her husband’s name is Thomas Craig. 5.

Martha: Martha is the girl; the three girls meet when they arrive at the Moore River Native Settlement.

She shows the girls around and give them some useful information. 6.

Ms Flanagan Ms Flanagan gives Molly, Gracie and Daisy food and warm clothes when they stop at her farmhouse.

But right after they leave her house, she calls her local superintendent because she is worried about the girls. 5 Chapters summaries 1.

Growing up at Jigalong At the beginning, Jigalong was just a small depot for the men, who worked on the rabbit-proof fence.

Later in the 1930s, it became a place for the Mardu people to live. Molly grew up with her mother and many other Aboriginal families in Jigalong.

She was a pretty child but already very early, she knew that she was different.

Her skin was not as dark as the other Mardu children.

She was often lonely and has never had friend.

But one day, Molly’s mother told her, her aunts have had little girls and they were coming soon, so she will have someone to play with. And so was it.

The three girls, Molly, Daisy and Gracie grew up together and became as close as sisters, they did everything together. The girls were half-castes, children of Aboriginal mothers and white fathers.

The government didn’t know where these children would belong so they decided that these children should go to school and learn how to live like white men. 2.

Leaving Jigalong In July 1931, a white man (Constable Riggs) came to take Molly, Gracie and Daisy with him.

He said, they must go to school at the Moore River Native Settlement.

The girls were frightened.

When they were leaving, Mr Hungerford joined the family and explained them that they had no choice except letting them go because the law requires it. Gracie’s mother Lilly became angry at Gracie’s father.

She didn’t understand, why he did nothing to stop the Policeman.

He was just doing his job and if he would have tried to stop him, the government would have put him in prison too. After the car had disappeared, the Mardu women were crying and shouting, hoping the girls would come back. The journey to the River Moore Settlement took several days.

The girls didn’t know where they were going and were full of fear.

They were travelling by car, by train and by ship.On the ship, a sailor, George, taught them some English words. When they arrived in Fremantle, thew were frightened.

There were people everywhere, it was noisy and big. 6 When they have arrived at the Moore River Native Settlement.

Miss Evans, the woman who was supposed to take care of the girls showed them their dormitory.

The plan was, that they would stay there for many years and learn how to be European, the white men ways. At night, thew were lying all in the same bed because they were cold. 3.

Learning the white man’s ways The next morning, they were woken by Miss Evans.

The had to make their bed, had breakfast were send to the washroom, where a nurse washed them. A bigger girl named Marha, gave them some useful information and showed them around.

She took them to the river where the boys and girls used to play together Immediately, Molly didn’t like the place.

She said, it’s like a prison.

Thew were looked up at night and were let out in the morning. Martha showed them the punishment building (the boob) and told them some stories about girls who already looked in there.

Their hair was cut and they only got some bread and water.

Thew were also beaten. When someone ran away, the black tracker Moodoo went after them, tried to catch them and brought them back. At dinner, Molly, Gracie and Daisy took some pieces of bread and filled their pockets with. In the evening they were sitting on their bed taking in their own Mardu language until Miss Evans came and looked their door. The other morning, they were woken up at six o’clock.

The had breakfast and after, they were supposed to go to school.

But Molly decided that they were leaving and returning home. 4.

Walking North Even tough, the land was strange for Molly, she didn’t need a map.

She knew which way to go.

She said, the black tracker wouldn’t find them because he couldn’t follow the track which were immediately washing away by the rain.

When it got dark, they looked after a rabbit hole, to stay at night and in the morning the ate some brad and drank some water. They also caught and killed a rabbit for later.

Gracie wanted to return, although Molly convinced her to continue. 7 The girls met to men, who gave them a cooked kangaroo tail, a box of matches and some salt. At night, they built themselves a shelter with branches.... »