AustLit

'The 1930's in Central Australia; deep in the throes of the Great Depression desperate men struggle to survive. Among them are the dingo trappers - the doggers. Paid 7/6d by the government for every dingo scalp they can trade or trap with the Aborigines they penetrate deep into the deserts. To protect themselves they form liaisons with Aboriginal women with inevitable consequences. When Tjulki O'Shea a half caste girl, rescues the dogger Martin McCarthy, after he has been speared, the couple set out to make a life together. ' (Publisher's blurb)