Memoirs from the Corner Country: The Story of May Hunt

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A journey through one of the harshest terrains in outback Australia. May Hunt, a Malyangapa woman from Milparinka, made a life for herself and her children when dust storms swirled off the Simpson Desert and gibber-covered plains shimmered in the midday heat. Their story is set in the depression era when mechanisation began its inward journey to the backblocks and swaggies tramped the dusty roads. Memoirs of the Corner Country looks at the hardships of a nomadic family life, community relationships and the enduring struggle of a single mother with six children.

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Harold Hunt is well-known in NSW for his work in cross-cultural communication and Indigenous health. He has spent many years working as an educator and counsellor in the area of substance abuse and has been a lecturer at Charles Sturt University in Dubbo, NSW.