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Jeannie Gunn
1870-1961
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Books by Jeannie Gunn
We of the Never-Never
"We of the Never-Never" by Jeannie Gunn is an autobiographical novel published in 1907. Based on the author's experiences at a remote cattle station in Australia's Northern Territory in 1902, the book chronicles her journey as the first white woman to settle in the Mataranka area. Defying warnings that she would be "out of place," Gunn accompanied her husband to Elsey Station, documenting the challenges of bush life and the colorful characters she encountered in this forbidding outback landscape.
The Little Black Princess: A True Tale of Life in the Never-Never Land
"The Little Black Princess: A True Tale of Life in the Never-Never Land" by Jeannie Gunn is a children's novel published in 1905. This fictionalized account follows the early life of a small Aboriginal girl named Bett-Bett who takes refuge with Mrs Gunn in 1902. Based on the real experiences of young Dolly Bonson at Elsey Station, the story captures a brief but significant period in the child's life in Australia's remote Never-Never Land.