Looking at the terrible scene in front of them, the women’s hearts “ burned with sadness”. The women – Molly’s and her cousins’ mothers and grandmothers – were beating themselves with “ a billy (cooking pot)” and wailing loudly to express their sorrow, for they knew that it could be the last time they saw their girls. This phrase showed that the white men were not ready to treat the Aborigines as their equals. They meant nothing to him, the man didn’t think of them as individuals, they were just a load. Matthews saw that Constable Riggs managed to find the girls, for they were sitting on his horse. It was a realm of nature until the white men came and built high fences through the country.
That land was bathed in warmth and light, endless, magnificent and dangerous. Not to mention that a life in the desert was extremely interesting for free-spirited Molly. They were happy and free, for they were together and always supported each other. Molly’s family lived in the “ sun baked land”, in the desert. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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