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Lenora Thaker - NAIDOC Week Special Episode

Lenora Thaker - NAIDOC Week Special Episode

Update: 2025-07-10
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On this special NAIDOC Week episode, our local history librarian Kate speaks with Lenora Thaker - a proud Meriam and Wagedagam woman born and living on Gimuy-Walubarra Yidinji country in Far North Queensland.   They chat about her historical novel, 'The Pearl of Tagai Town' a sweeping, heart-warming and ultimately triumphant story of the life of a young Torres Strait Islander woman from Tagai Town, a shantytown on the northeastern coast of Australia, in the decades before, during and after World War II.  We hope you enjoy!

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Lenora Thaker - NAIDOC Week Special Episode

Lenora Thaker - NAIDOC Week Special Episode

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