Edith Wright

Age range 9 to 12 During WWII, after the Japanese invasion of Java, more than 1,000 refugees from the Dutch East Indies, many in flying boats, passed through Broome, which was a major refuelling point and a significant Allied military base. On 3 March 1942, Broome was attacked by Japanese fighter planes, killing at least 88 civilians and Allied military...

Edith Wright grew up listening to stories about her great-grandfathers, Harry Hunter and Adrien D Antoine, two white men from Europe who came to rule the pearling industry at its peak in northwest Australia. Between them, they changed the social and cultural fabric of the Kimberley region for generations to come, fathering many mixed-race children and gaining reputations for violent...