Connie watching Reever protesting against logging.
             Connie falls, shows her age, resists help but no-one listens, concerned about Reever.
             Comments on the interconnectedness of her family - Laffeys.
             Jessica Olive reminiscent of her youth, explains the story to her granddaughter Connie.
             Cornelius arrives from Canada to Australia in 1861.
             Disappointed with the landscape he finds - feels he is trained for more than this.
             Reminiscent of the charm of her husband, fond memories - perhaps not the whole truth.
             Cornelius dreams of operating a newspaper.
             The story reveals that Jessica had not been happy at the time - her memory and the loss of her husband has caused her to change the story.
             Cornelius unfaithful to Jessica Olive, but not in the physical sense.
             Witness the dispossesion of the native Aboriginies, Jessica Olive argues with the hunters who believe that Aboriginies are not human.
             George accompanies Cornelius on a short reporting trip, and discovers the remains of Aboriginies who have been killed.
             Cornelius writes an article protesting against the killing, and blames it on religious ideals. Is fired from his job because of it.
             Written in a colloquial way, from the Aboriginies point of view.
             Aboriginies in terror of the white man, unable to understand their weapons or tools.
             Bidiggi's brother is shot, he can't understand how he could have been killed without the use of a spear.
             Sees his brother, father, and three of his uncles be killed.
             Twelve years old, but a man in Aboriginal terms.
             Alone, begins to walk, hopes to find a white-man's gun in order to better understand their ways.
             Bold, brave and resourseful for his age, in white-man's terms.
             Comes across Cornelius and his family, exchanges fish for tobacco with George.
             Eagre to learn about the white-man's culture, Bidiggi learns some English. The white-men make no attempt to learn anything about Bidiggi or the Aboriginal culture, but welcome Bi...