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There are over 200 million
rabbits in Australia today.
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That's more than 10 times the
number of people that live here
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Now that sounds like a lot of
rabbits but it's only a fraction
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of the population 100 years
ago when there were 10 billion
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rabbits across the country.
And this rabbit proof fence, the
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longest unbroken fence in
the world was proposed to stop
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rabbits getting into western
Australia from the eastern
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states. The idea was a crazy
attempt at control on a national
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scale. It seems ludicrous
now to attempt to build a fence
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across an entire nation to keep
out rabbits that can both jump
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very high and burrow underground
but the attempt was made and
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lots of money was wasted doing
it. Similar unwise decisions
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were made to control the
features of aboriginal children
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of mixed descent. Many of us are
familiar with the story of the
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rabbit proof fence the epic war
that was told in a book and a
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movie of the same name.
We generally think of it as a
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tragic story that illustrates
the consequences of government
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policy that went wrong
and created what Australia now
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refers to as the stolen
generation. You may have seen
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the movie, but the story is much
more than the movie screen play.
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This is a story about the hope
in the hearts of children. This
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true story illustrates what can
be achieved when we hold on to
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hope and refuse to lose our
dreams to intimidation. The epic
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journey made by three young
girls in 1931 challenges us
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today to wonder what we could
achieve if we dared to hold onto
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hope and have the faith to step
out into the unknown. Come and
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walk with me along
the rabbit proof fence.
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It was the turn of the century.
The 1900s had arrived, the end
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of the Victorian era and the
beginning of the Edwardian era.
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It was an exciting time. The
period featured many innovations
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The first trans-Atlantic
wireless signal was sent by
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Marconi and the Wright brothers
flew for the first time. The
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largest ship in the world RMS
Olympic had sailed on its maiden
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voyage and her sister ship
RMS Titanic was soon to follow.
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Automobiles were now common and
the South Pole was reached for
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the first time by Roald Amundsen
In Australia this spirit of
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progress and achievement was
tarnished by a massive problem.
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Rabbits! Billions of them. They
arrived in Australia with the
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first fleet in 1788 and became
a widespread pest after 24 wild
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rabbits were released for
hunting by an English farmer,
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Thomas Austin, on his property
here at Barwon Park near Geelong
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Victoria in 1859. The rabbits
quickly spread through the newly
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clear farmland and began to
migrate across Australia at a
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rate of 120 km a year
reproducing at a rate of 18-30
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per single female rabbit
per year their numbers exploded.
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Farmers used poison and traps
in an effort to reserve some
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control and bounties were
offered to professional rabbit
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hunters. But despite these
efforts the rabbits continued to
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flourish in plague proportions
and were costing the nation
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millions of dollars in damage
to crops and pastures. In 1901,
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a royal commission addressed the
rabbit question determining that
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in this age of scientific
advancement it must be possible
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to find a solution. They
decided that a fence should be
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constructed right across the
country to divide pastoral land
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from the dry bushland. The
first rabbit proof fence is
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Australia's equivalent of the
Great Wall of China traversing
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the vast dusty plains of western
Australia from the Southern
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Ocean at Salvation Boat Harbor
to 80 miles east north Port
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Headland, more than 1800 km.
It was the longest fence in the
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world and cut Australia into two
pieces. At times more than 400
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men and 300 camels, horses
and donkeys were engaged in
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constructing the fence. They
worked against bush fires grass,
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floods and cyclones. Fire would
burn the wooden posts in places.
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Netting beneath the ground would
be eaten through or sections of
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the fence were buried by
sand drifts. So the government
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employed boundary riders to
maintain the fence. Boundary
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riders worked the fence in
pairs patrolling up and down the
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stretch of more than 200 km and
worked on repairing sections of
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the fence damaged by fire, flood
or animals. And the boundary
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riders also formed relationships
with aboriginal women. Children
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from these relationships were
called half cast. The government
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believing it was acting in the
best interest of these children
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unwisely decided to remove them,
forcibly if necessary, from the
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aboriginal families and culture
and sent them to institutions to
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be raised and educated as
Europeans and to eradicate their
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aboriginal identity and culture.
This forced removal caused great
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trauma and distress to the
children and their families.
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These children became known as
the stolen generation. By 1927,
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following wartime shortages and
labor supplies, the fence was in
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disrepair. In 1930, there were
calls for it to be torn down. It
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was then that this broken fence,
symbol of a society that felt
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its scientific and industrial
progress could bring order and
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control to the wilderness of
nature became the scene for an
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amazing act of defiance and hope
and one of the longest walks in
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the history of the outback.
Jigalong was established in 1907
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as a maintenance and ration
store for workmen working on the
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rabbit-proof fence. The store
also distributed food, rations,
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clothing, tobacco, and blankets
to the Martu people who came in
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from the western desert. With
a rich history and culture going
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back many years the Martu
were one of the last indigenous
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populations to come into contact
with Europeans. In 1917, Molly
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Craig was born here at Jigalong.
Molly's mother was Martu, the
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father was an Englishman who was
an inspector on the rabbit-proof
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fence. The father named her
Molly after his sister. Molly's
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half-sister Daisy was born
in 1923. In 1931, the government
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forcibly removed the two girls
and their cousin Gracie from the
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family. Molly was 14, Gracie 11,
and Daisy was only eight years
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old. The girls were taken by
car and then by train to Port
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Headland further north. There
they were put on the MB Kalinda
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a ship bound for Fremantle. The
journey by sea would take them
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five days. After landing
in Fremantle the girls were
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fascinated and bewildered by the
busy city with its cars, trams
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and crowds of people. It was
such a contrast to their desert
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home and surroundings.
They remember stopping here at
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Mogumber and the matron coming
inside of this hotel and then
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bringing them sandwiches
and lemonade. The next stop,
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Moore River Settlement. This
is the site of the Moore River
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Settlement. Today it's in ruins.
But when it was opened in 1918
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one year after Molly was
born it was designed by the West
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Australian government to be
a small self-supporting farming
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settlement for about 200
aboriginal people with a school
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and a health clinic. But
the land wasn't good for farming
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and so in the 1920s its purpose
was shifted. The residents were
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usually brought here against
their will. The camp attempted
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to be an orphanage, crèche,
relief depot and home for old
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persons and unmarried mothers
and the unwell without being
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adequately staffed blundered to
provide any decent services at
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all. Many aboriginal children of
mixed descent then called half
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casts were brought here usually
against their will as well.
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Moore River Settlement was under
the control of Mr. Neville the
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West Australian Protector
of Aborigines. He had the power
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to remove any half cast child
from their family from anywhere
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within the state. Molly, Gracie
and Daisy arrived here on the
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first of August 1931 after
traveling more than a week and
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over 1600 km. Forced to sleep
indoors and follow a strict
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daily schedule was foreign to
the girls who were accustomed to
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a life of freedom in the great
open spaces of the outback.
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They were restless. They longed
for the red sand of the desert,
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the starry sky at night, the
warmth of the campfire and the
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security of their family. They
longed for home. The three girls
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spent only two nights in
the cramped conditions at Moore
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River before Molly decided that
she was going home. And so with
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hope in their hearts and a deep
longing for their family and
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land the girls headed out on an
epic 1600 km journey along the
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rabbit proof fence. They
were going home. The first night
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after their escape the girls dug
into an empty rabbit burrow and
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stayed dry and warm surrounded
by, ironically, rabbits. In the
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morning they awoke to rabbits
jumping all around them but they
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had no matches so couldn't cook
any to eat. On the second day
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they were given a box of matches
by two Martu stockmen they met,
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so were able to catch and cook
rabbits for their dinner. On the
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third day the girls were walking
in the rain tired, cold and
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hungry. They left their coats
behind so that they could walk
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faster. They heard chickens
and stumbled in the yard of a
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homestead. Molly sent Gracie and
Daisy up to the house to ask for
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food. The farmer's wife, Mrs.
Flannigan invited them inside.
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But the girls were scared so she
assured them that she wouldn't
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report them. She gave them a
meal of sandwiches with thick
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slices of mutton and tomato
chutney, big slices of fruit
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cake and sweet milky tea. Mrs.
Flannigan wanted to know where
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the girls planned to go. Molly
owned up to her plan to walk the
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rabbit-proof fence. It was then
that Molly learned that they
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were walking in the wrong
direction. Mrs. Flannigan gave
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them directions to the fence.
Then she packed bags with flour,
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salt, tea leaves, fruit cake,
half a leg of mutton, bread,
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matches and utensils for cooking
She also gave them warm army
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coats before sending the girls
on their way. After the girls
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left with their supplies she
sent a message via the telephone
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exchange that she had seen the
girls and she was worried that
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they might die walking
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alone in the desert. Many more
farm houses and stockmen showed
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kindness to the girls like Mrs.
Flannigan. The girls also hunted
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small animals and found drinking
water. They survived the long
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walk due to the bush crop skills
taught to them by their mothers
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aunties and uncles and the
kindness of strangers that they
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met along the way. On average
the girls had to walk about 30
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km each day. After walking 800
km from Moore River Settlement
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they finally reached the rabbit
proof fence. Now let's put that
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800 km into context.
It's further that the distance
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between Newcastle and
Brisbane on the east coast of
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Australia. It's about the
distance that you might drive
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on the Hume highway between
Melbourne and the outskirts of
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Sidney. It's longer than the
distance between New York City
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in America and Quebec City
in Canada. And when the girls
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reached the rabbit proof fence
they were only half way along
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the journey. Scratches on their
legs from the sharp bush became
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infected so Molly and Gracie
took turns in carrying Daisy.
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And Molly sometimes helped
Gracie as well. They were cold,
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hungry and exhausted. But their
longing for home and the hope in
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their hearts drove them on. The
girls were being pursued by the
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police under instructions from
Mr. Neville. Each day that the
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police spent looking for the
girls was charged as a service
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fee to Mr. Neville's office. As
the girls got farther north the
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costs of the chase were mounting
The local newspapers kept up a
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commentary on the failure
to locate the girls causing
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Mr. Neville great embarrassment.
The girls walked on largely
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oblivious to the fuss they were
causing. Molly was focused on
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the goal of getting home and
was very careful to hide when
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necessary and to only approach
those people she felt she could
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trust. At one point the three
girls hid up a tree to avoid
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being seen by a small plane
flying low to search for them.
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The girls had barely enough
to eat and grew thin and weak. A
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few weeks away from Jigalong
Gracie was told by a stockman
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that her mother had moved to
another station. So Gracie left
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Molly and Daisy to catch a
train to try to find her mother.
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Gracie wasn't' successful as
the authorities found her and
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returned her to Moore River.
After nine weeks of walking
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1600 km Molly and Daisy finally
arrived in Jigalong and were
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reunited with their families.
Their journey was the equivalent
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of walking from one end of New
Zealand to the other. The day
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after Molly and Daisy were
reunited with their families
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here in Jigalong everyone
moved camp deep into the bush.
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Official records contain
correspondence that the girls
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were occasionally sighted but
basically they went into hiding
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with their families for many
years. Four years after Molly,
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Gracie and Daisy escaped the
Moseley Royal commission visited
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Moore River Settlement and were
horrified by the dirty cramped
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conditions here. The Royal
commission recommended that the
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Moore River Settlement be
closed and that Mr. Neville, the
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protector of aborigines in
Western Australia, be sacked.
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But Mr. Neville continued to
blame his problems on the lack
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of money provided by the
government and he remained in
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his position until he retired.
The Moore River Settlement
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remained open. Nine years after
their escape Molly was taken to
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Moore River again after surgery
for appendicitis. Now a married
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woman with two young daughters
Molly spent 12 months at Moore
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River before deciding to
leave. She made the walk back to
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Jigalong a second time carrying
her 18-month-old baby all the
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way. Molly's oldest daughter
Doris had to remain. Doris was
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educated here at Moore River and
became a nurse. She didn't see
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her mother until she was an
adult. Molly's youngest daughter
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was taken from her when the
girl was four years old. She was
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told she was an orphan and
was adopted. Molly never saw her
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baby girl again. And what
about Daisy? Well she hid in the
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desert with her family until
she was an adult. Following the
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trauma of her early years Daisy
found peace in the promises of
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the Bible, accepted Jesus
and became a Christian. Then she
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worked as a house maid in
various stations in the district
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She married and had four
children. After her husband died
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she wanted her children to have
a Christian education and so
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moved here to Karalundi
Mission and School. Her children
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attended the school here
finally able to freely attend an
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independent school for
aboriginal children. Daisy
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worked as a cook and housekeeper
and was active in the church
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community. When she retired
Daisy returned to Jigalong and
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moved into a house next to Molly
Today Jigalong is an aboriginal
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community. The land was returned
to the Martu people in 1974. It
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has a community school,
shops and a medical clinic.
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The construction of the rabbit
proof fence is typical of a
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European concept of ownership.
Laying out a boundary, marking
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one's territory, taking out
a corner or staking a claim.
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This is so very different
from an aboriginal concept of
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ownership. The fences that
are influential in aboriginal
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communities are social and
cultural seen in the light of
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relationships, social
obligations and sacred places.
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The story of Molly, Gracie and
Daisy's epic walk illustrates
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the importance of hope, the
power of relationships, and the
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meaning of home. Molly's
home and family were so vitally
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important to her that she held
onto her dream of going home
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with hope and determination
refusing to be intimidated by
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those who wanted to control her
future. Sadly throughout history
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unscrupulous leaders have
subjugated and uprooted innocent
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people and defenseless nations
in an attempt to control them.
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But it doesn't necessarily mean
the end. There is still hope.
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For example, in the Bible
Jeremiah chapter 29 is a letter
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to a community in exile. They'd
been uprooted and taken from
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their home. They were in a
strange land, a foreign land.
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The letter carries an
encouraging message about
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holding onto hope and refusing
to be intimidated by those
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abusing their power. In the
letter God speaks through the
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prophet Jeremiah to exiles
living in Babylon almost 600
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years before Jesus' birth.
The recipients of the letter had
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just lived through a horror
similar to that experienced by
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many indigenous families during
the time when their children
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were forcibly removed and
placed in state institutions.
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Nebuchadnezzar's Babylonian army
had just invaded Judah capturing
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thousands of people, taking them
from their homes and deporting
00:22:26.31\00:22:30.48
them to Babylon. This letter was
written to people in incredible
00:22:30.51\00:22:35.95
pain, more than most of us
will ever experience. They were
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mourning dead, their children
had been stolen, they were
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experiencing a forced move and
a transition to a strange land
00:22:43.73\00:22:48.20
and a foreign culture and
you'd think through that tragic
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situation God
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can still peak words of hope
Listen, here's God's promise
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to people who feel they're in a
hopeless situation. Here's what
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he said to the dispossessed and
downtrodden in Jeremiah chapter
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29 verses 10 and 11:
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God has a special message for
those who have been dispossessed
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He has a special message
for those who have been uprooted
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from their homes and taken to
a strange land, a foreign land.
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And the message is, no matter
what has happened in the past,
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no matter how dark the situation
may seem to you, God is in
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control. You have not been
forgotten. God cares about every
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intricate detail in your life.
God has a plan for your life.
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He will bring you peace and give
you a future that is filled with
00:24:02.20\00:24:07.04
hope. But that's not all. Listen
as we read further in Jeremiah
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chapter 29:...
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What a wonderful promise from
God. He promises to bring us
00:24:32.07\00:24:36.40
back from captivity. You may
be held captive by fear, loss,
00:24:36.44\00:24:42.31
substance abuse, guilt or
a broken relationship. God is
00:24:42.34\00:24:47.22
saying trust me. I have
every thing under control. The
00:24:47.25\00:24:52.59
situation may not be good, but
I know what I'm doing. I have
00:24:52.62\00:24:56.99
your best interest in
mind. I will bring you back. God
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promises hope to any community
that has lost almost everything.
00:25:02.06\00:25:07.20
He promises hope to every
individual who has experienced
00:25:07.24\00:25:11.94
loss. And it was this hope that
Molly and Daisy found. It was
00:25:11.97\00:25:16.51
this hope that took them home
and gave them peace in later
00:25:16.54\00:25:20.92
life. They discovered that they
had not been forgotten and that
00:25:20.95\00:25:24.99
God did have a plan for
their lives. They accepted
00:25:25.02\00:25:28.42
Jesus as their
00:25:28.46\00:25:29.79
Savior and found true peace and
hope for the future. Hope for
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If you've been held captive by
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like to experience this peace
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and hope, why not ask
for it right now as we pray?
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Dear heavenly Father, the story
of Molly, Gracie and Daisy is
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both heartbreaking and inspiring
We thank you for being a God of
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love who cares for each one of
us. It's reassuring to know that
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you have a good plan for
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whatever difficulty and
challenge we may be facing
00:27:41.56\00:27:44.19
you are working good in all of
it. And so today we step forward
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in faith and hope trusting
you in all things and seeking to
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cooperate fully with you plan
for us. Thank you for giving us
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peace for today and hope for
tomorrow. In Jesus' name we pray
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Amen.
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