![]() (p.35) She and Elsie travelled to Brungle in 2009 to visit the Wiradjuri cemetery. Brungle: An Aboriginal station between Gundagai and Tumut where Anita’s grandfather was born.(p.34) In 2009 Anita returned to Tumut for a family reunion. Tumut: a town in rural New South Wales where Anita’s grandmother Amy once lived.(p.20) According to Anita’s ancestors, there was healthy rivalry between Aboriginal pickers in Griffith, and many believed the women were better than the men. ![]() Griffith: Anita’s maternal grandparents and great aunt and uncle moved from the Erambie Mission to Griffith in 1946 to pick fruit.Anita considers the area around Cowra in Central New South Wales to be her spiritual homeland, because it belongs to her Wiradjuri ancestors. ![]() (p.19) She returned in 2011 as the guest speaker that the Yarraga Debutante Ball.
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