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"The following song deals with the events surrounding the crash of a United States Air Force B-24 bomber called Little Eva at Moonlight Creek (Dulijarrba) in the Gulf of Carpentara on 1 December, 1942."
(Source: Little Eva at Moonlight Creek and other Aboriginal song poems, {eds.}Duwell, M. and Dixon, RMW, University of Queensland Press, 1994, p. 5)
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This a poetry song sequence.
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The song has three main parts: first the bomber travels home is caught in the storm and crashes; second people search for the plane and the crew; and, third there is the interaction between the searching planes and the Yanyuwa search parties. The first part of the song is fictional, it was an attempt by the Yanyuwa composer to work out why and how the plane crashed. (Source: Page 5)
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Subjects:
- Gulf of Carpentaria area, Far North Queensland, Queensland,
- Northern Territory,
Settings:
- 1940s
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