Clare, Monica, 1924-1973

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Monica Clare was born in Dareel QLD in 1924. Her father was an Aboriginal shearer and her mother was English. Her autobiographical work, Karobran: the Story of an Aboriginal girl, is believed to be the first novel by an Aboriginal woman to be published.

From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1978. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223015105

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associatedWith Brand, Mona, 1915- person
associatedWith Horner, J. C. (Jack C.) person
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Aboriginal Australians
Writing, Aboriginal Australian
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Birth 1924

Death 1973

English

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