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Tchernaya Creek
Tchernaya Creek
Tchernaya Creek
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Tchernaya Creek

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A white Russian woman and a native black man together in Central Queensland, Australia in the early 1900’s, was guaranteed to set tongues wagging. With a shortage of white women in the new raw colony, the fast-maturing, eye-catching Russian immigrant - Tchernaya Kreyanoff - was pledged as a teen to a local landholder: a man used to getting what he wanted, and rich enough to have others ensure those wishes were granted. Tchernaya however, was no wilting wallflower; she was fortified by her chosen man, his people and their sacred lands. On Queensland’s east coast Bruce Highway - that infamous 2000-kilometer stretch of narrow blacktop running the coast from Brisbane to Cairns – the road crosses a small Creek-bed that carries her exquisite name. Now, find out why...

LanguageEnglish
Release dateJul 3, 2017
ISBN9781370026449
Tchernaya Creek
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Pemulwuy Weeatunga

Pemulwuy Weeatunga is the pen name of John M Wenitong, chosen for the FfC series:John is a 61-year-old indigenous Australian man of Kabi Kabi Aboriginal and South-Sea Island origin. His Australian indigenous mob is caretakers of the mainland area from approximately – the Fraser to Moreton Islands area of the SE-Qld coastline. John was born in Gladstone, Qld Australia. He plays guitar, photographs nature, writes poetry and songs and tries to sing occasionally. John has four children from 16 – 38 and 6 wonderful grandchildren. John’s mother - Aunty Lorna Wenitong - started the first Aboriginal Health Program out of Mt Isa in the late 1960’s and his younger Brother Mark, was one of the first indigenous Doctors in Qld and credited with being the mind behind AIDA in Australia.

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    Tchernaya Creek - Pemulwuy Weeatunga

    Tchernaya Creek

    A tall pale-skinned woman appeared from the evening shadows surrounding the campsite as the main meal of the day was being cleaned up. There was no alarm at her appearance, no rush to get weapons - although the smallest children were hustled away simply because she was alone. From a small circle of men, an elder stood and moved toward the woman standing respectfully outside the camp’s informal boundary. Similarly, the much shorter, wizened elder seemed curious rather than troubled as he moved elegantly to her.

    Welcome you our camp, woman of Russia, he said politely in broken English. The welcome initiated movement toward the camp’s fireplace where they sat on the log seats provided. What we can do for you? he asked, supposing the woman must need something to arrive at this time of day and alone.

    Thank-you, your hospitality, Mr Ah-wun, the woman responded, bowing respectfully. She peered at him solemnly for a moment and then, seemingly satisfied with what she saw, she professed: I have become the wife to Nyulang Creek.

    The wrinkled elder smiled, but then frowned somberly at the implications behind the statement. Yet, you are here alone? he queried.

    My husband knows not I am here. He would cross with me be, she explained.

    The elder raised a brow as he pondered the statements. Lee-chun was old but he was no fool. He was well aware of the problems

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