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Meriki Onus Meriki Onus i(23333914 works by)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Gunai ; Aboriginal Gunditjmara
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1 Truth-Telling : Veronica Gorrie’s Memoir of Family and Survival Meriki Onus , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 436 2021; (p. 26)
— Review of Black and Blue : A Memoir of Racism and Resilience Veronica Gorrie , 2021 single work autobiography

'Aunty Ronnie is a Kurnai and Gunditjmara woman. She is also a mother of three, a grandmother of two, and one of Australia’s most underrated comedians. Black and Blue, her autobiography, is an enthralling book set primarily in three places: Bung Yarnda, Morwell (Black), and the Queensland Police Service (Blue), where Aunty Ronnie served as a member for ten years. The title is a play on the old saying ‘black and blue’, which commonly refers to someone covered in bruises.' (Introduction)
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