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Justine Saunders Justine Saunders i(A32115 works by)
Born: Established: 1953 Rockhampton, Rockhampton - Yeppoon area, Maryborough - Rockhampton area, Queensland, ; Died: Ceased: 15 Apr 2007 Windsor, Hawkesbury area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal
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1 Justine Florence Saunders Justine Saunders , Roberta Sykes (interviewer), 1993 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Murawina : Australian Women of High Achievement 1993; (p. 139-143)
1 Plays From Black Australia : Introduction Justine Saunders , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: Plays From Black Australia 1989; (p. vii-xi)
1 7 y separately published work icon Plays From Black Australia Coordah, Murras, The Dreamers, The Keepers. Jack Davis , Eva Johnson , Richard Walley , Bob Maza , Paddington : Currency Press , 1989 Z13325 1989 anthology drama (taught in 1 units)

New writing from old Australians this collection presents Aboriginal playwrights using the dramatic form to tell how black and white Australians interact.'

'These are modern, urban plays, but traditional beliefs give strength and resilience to many of the characters in them. These city dwellers are joined to the land and their dreaming, with ancient bonds of common belief; the four plays provide a remarkable, often humorous insight into Aboriginal experience in Australia.' (Source: backcover)
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