"jso 2009" "After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on the 7th of December 1941" "The imperial Japanese navy steamed south." "unleashing their fire on Darwin." "A city in the northern territory of Australia." "The territory' was a land of crocodiles, cattle barons and warrior chiefs where" "Adventure and romance was a way of life." "It was also a place where Aboriginal children of mixed-race" "Were taken by force from their families and trained for service in white society." "These children became known as the stolen generations." "These children became known as the stolen generations." "September 1939" "My grandfather King George." "He take me walkabout." "Teach me black fellow way." "Grandfather teach me." "most important lesson of all." "Telling story." "That day I down to Billabong." "King George he teach me how to catch some fish... using magic song." "See I'm not black fellow." "I'm not white fellow either." "Them white fellows called me mixed blood." "Half cast." "Creamy." "I belong now one." "That day I see them white fellows, they were pushing them cheeky bulls cross the river..." "Onto Carney Land." "King George angry at them white fellows." "King George says them white fellow bad spirit." "Must be taken from this land." "Them coppers come take me away." "They wanna put me on that mission island." "Make me into white fellow." "But they not coppers." "And the first time, I saw her." "That Mrs. Boss." "The strangest woman I've ever seen." "She's not from this land." "This land...my people got many names for it." "But white fellows called it..." "Australia." "But this story not begin that day." "This story begin a little while ago." "In a land far far away." "That land called England." "My husband must sell Faraway downs." "But the offer from this cattle king of Mr. Carney " "Is only 1/6 what it once worth." "We need the money, Ramsden." "Maitland is just about to muster the pets." "What?" "they be getting big cows ready for market." "Ramsden." "You and I both know there is only one reason..." "My husband spend so much time Down under." "And did has absolutely nothing to do with cows." "At least not the animal variety." "Lady Ashley i, i do Think that bit harsh." "Oh Ramsden drink your tea." "Lady Ashley." "What do you intend to do?" "I intend to travel to this cattle station." "Sell it." "And bring Maitland home to myself." "But Lady Ashley..." "It`s Australia." "Darling Sarah employ you do not travel." "Outbreak of war imminent." "Stop." "Maitland, your concern regarding war truly noted." "Stop." "Have plan concerning cattle, sale to King Carney not necessary..." "Need more time." "Stop." "Nonsense." "Stop." "Expect contract for sale of station to be drawn by time of my arrival." "Stop." "Cannot meet you." "Stop." "I must survey." "Stop." "Have sent trusted man." "Stop." "The Drover." "Stop." "Drover?" "Drover, You boom lover." "Any of you or Carney boys wanna have a go?" "Come on fellows." "Don't let the fear standing in your way." "I'll have you." "No booms in here." "He's not In a pub, Ivan." "Run after your boom friend because far as this townConcern- you are a black." "You work with them." "you eat with them." "And you sleep with them." "Oh crikey." "And when you see her wave your hat." "walkaway" "What are you waiting for an invitation?" "No, I hate coming to town." "Lady Sarah Ashley.." "Genuine aristocrat.." "Living right here in Darwin." "Administrator." "we are at war." "As the officer in charge of livestock Purchases for the armed forces." "She's Quite a looker." "I failed to see." "What Lady Sarah Ashley" "Has to do with Carneys Strangle hold of the beast industry." "Her husband Lord Ashley Claims his mustering fats." "At faraway downs." "Faraway downs?" "Faraway downs." "The only cattle station." "In the whole of the north, not owned by Leslie King Carney." "Lord Maitland Ashley is mustering on Faraway downs." "Isn't quite what we had in mind isn't Neil?" "No,i hear you." "Now his missus has arrived on a flying boat." "Does not Look like they're gonna sell Faraway downs to me, Neil." "No she won't last." "Delicate English rose withers in the outback." "Are You with me?" "If you must know im be to met." "By my husband's trusted man Mr. Drover." "The bloody Drover." "Bring it , yes." "Move this." "Look at my wife and daughter." "Down there given the royal welcome." "My fiance' Neil Fletcher manages Faraway downs." "Good day." "Bit pale." "Not Bad looking Sheila but whats the story on the luggage." "Wants to settle down in the outback does she?" "If she stays and Lord actually manage to get his cattle down on that wharf there," "Then we've got a competitor for the army contract Neil." "Carney's control of every cattle station in the north." "Jeopardizes the supplie of beef to our troops." "But it's a poor war that doesn't make a decent patriot get rich." "So..." "I don't want a single beast." "From Faraway downs to set a hoof." "On that wharf." "You with me, Neil?" "Yeah. nature wiill take its course." "What about the misses?" "Now I've have arranged someone special to give the old scenic route." "Give her a taste of the outback." "Who's taking her?" "The Drover." "The Drover?" "Enjoy the ride, sweetheart." "I'm Sarah Ashley." "My husband Lord Ashley has sent a trusted man to collect me." "Mr. Drover." "It seems if he been way late." "No women." "Ladies lounge is next door." "The hen parlor is that away, my dear." "No wonder your Establishment is empty." "Good day." "No!" "No. no, no..." "My packs... o my god." "Welcome to Australia." "Drover take Mrs. Boss to faraway downs in a great big fancy truck." "He even let her sit in his special seat." "She even drinks drovers own water bottle." "They get along like a Burning house." "Now Magarri, he's sitting up top." "And Magarri's cousin Goolaj bollalong, he come along for the ride." "They make em friends right away." "Water." "That's it." "Stay." "Stay." "Trusted man Typical man." "I see your husband is a pretty good bloke." "Yes." "He certainly knows how to choose employees." "employee?" " No wonder the place is bankrupt." "Hey lady I'm not an employee." "Great." "So you're just driving me all the way out to faraway downs..." "As personal favor to my husband are you?" "mmm." "No." "Him being such a good bloke all?" "I'm driving out because he promised me a drove..." "Of 1500 head cattle." "What?" "To buy?" "No you goose, to drove." "I'm a drover, right?" "I move the cattle from a to b." "alright, I work on commission." "No man hires me no man fires me." "Everything I own, I can fit in my saddle bag." "Which is why-like it." "Yes, yes, all..." "All very outback adventures isn't." "Not saying its for everyone." "no, no..." "Definitely not for everyone." "most people own." "You know, land, luggage and other people." "Makes them feel secure." "But all can taken away." "In the end, only thing you really own." "is a... is a story." "Just try to live a good one." "Yes, yes adventure story." "You sound just like my husband." "Oh..." "They are kangaroos." "Lovely." "Beautiful." "I've never seen a kangaroo." "Look." "They're jumping." " They're jumping." "Oh it's beautiful." "Oh, Look at them jumping." "Mr. Drover." "Hey,Mrs boss." "Tucker,Mrs Boss." "Mr. Drover." " Yeah." "There's only one tent." "That's right." "For the four of us?" "Well you know, it gets pretty chilly here at night." "We" "We like to bunk up together ay magarri?" "Goolaj huh?" "Nice and close, you know." "O' come on, Lady Ashley." "We're just having a laugh." "Never really slept in a tent on our life." "We just bunk around the fire, See." "See we're not really used to a.." "a woman?" "I suppose you think I should be back in Darwin." "At the church page or the Ladies whatever you call it." "I will have you know that I am as capable as any man." "Guest." "We're not used to guests." "That's what I was about to say." "But now that you mention it I have quite a like to." "Women of the outback." "But they're mostly native women." "Aboriginal women." "They're very easy to..." "To get along with." "If you try." "Get out of here." "What's that?" "Your accountant." "Hey Drover." "He's your bloody problem now." "See you, Drover." "I'm sorry." "What was your name again?" "Blipling Klimp..." "Kipling Flynn." "Thanks." "How long until we reach faraway downs?" "We've been on it for the last two days." "Drover!" "Hey Drover!" "good day love,How you doing?" " Good." "and you stop and have a rest for a while?" "Nah, I got to make a delivery." "Put the kettle on I'll be there in a couple of days, alright?" "kiss kiss." " Okay." "See you soon." "She's easy to get on with." " She's trouble I want, see you later." "Bye." "You and my husband share an interest." "Interest?" "Really?" "Come on." "We all know real reason what my husband is out here." "Right, you mean the breeding game." "Breeding?" " Yeah." "Now, we have dead can on breeding." "I have this idea which a..." "Sheila you might be quite exited about it too actually." "Now, I'm bromby man, but he is fancy English for Capricornia." "Really caught my eye I got to admit." "She is gorgeous." "Real gorgeous." "Gorgeous creature." "I've always wanted to mate an English thorough-bred with bush bronco." "I mean, be magic, Wouldn't magic." "Imagine that combination." " Don't you say another word." "come on you thought about too, haven't you." "Capricornia,you." "Poppy cock!" "What you talking about?" " poppy cock." "Coppers." "What you talking about?" "You, you want..." "You want have it on with me." "What?" "What was that?" "You know exactly what I'm saying." "Just like you have it on the poor girl that you are exploiting." "and,and God knows how many others." "What are you talking about?" "you have a filthy mind, lady." " your an animal." "I haven't on with you." "If you were only tart left in Australia." "Do you hear me." "You are..." " I wouldn't." "ah,What was that?" "Stay in the car." "No. no." " Get your hands off." "For once in your life do as your bloody told." "There she is..." "Faraway Downs." "And the first time, I saw her." "That Mrs. Boss." "Lady Ashley, Wait!" "Don't go in there!" "I'm so sorry." "My family has the honor of serving the owners of Faraway downs..." "For a three generations." "We know how hard this land can be." "But Lord." "Maitland Ashley he..." "He never gave up." "The only thing that could stop this descent gorgeous man was a spear." "From the murders black." "So called King George." "And he will be brought to justice." "Let us now prey for Maitland Ashley." "That his soul may enter peacefully through gates of heaven." "Lady Ashley, we can leave for Darwin first thing in a morning." "Yes, certainly Mr Fletcher." " watch the ground." "I can't understand what my husband Would seen out here?" "Yeeh,this land has a strange power." "That first night when the sun go to sleep." "King George tell me this land be healed." "He tell me that woman." "That far far away woman." "She be like the rain." "I been thinking I'm gonna sing her to me." "Make the land sing." "I let you see me now." "Who are you?" "I'm Nullah." "How did you get in here?" "I make myself invisible." "Whit Galapa magic!" "What do you want?" "That Fletcher been cursed this place." "But you like rainbow serpent." "You manimak." "You heal this land." "So I sing you to me." "Like I sing fish to me." "I sing too, when mama and Fletcher." "Make wrong side business." "Wrong sided of business?" "You know." "Laying down and tickling." "Oh my goodness." " Me and you secret." "Oh my goodness, Mr. Fletcher!" "I got to sing to mama,to warn her that Lord bush Ashley is coming down." "Maitland." "I mean..." "Lord Ashley?" "Yeah." "He plenty funny." "So that's why i took him down to Billabong." "Show him where big fat cheeky bulls." "Come here." "Look them." "Look!" "They pushed cross that river." "Over to Carney Land." "The bulls, Billabong." "That's where Maitland was killed." "But Mrs. Boss that spears was..." " Please don't!" "Don't make that policeman take away my boy." "Them coppers." "That bad Fletcher." "He say you see me." "You send me to the Mission island." "To the LockLock throw away bloody key." "Please, Mrs quick." "I'll make us invisible." "Mrs. Boss." "It's you." " Last night I show you." "well." "She is a beautiful today, isn't she?" "How was your sleep?" "Restful?" "I wouldn't say so." "No." "Heey, Now the boys are... boys are just finishing up." "Got tell you they're pretty sorry mob of cattle." "Seems like it hardly worth the effort." "Like to go, Lady Ashley?" "Billabolong." "Mr. Fletcher." "Tell me about the big fat cows that cross the river down at the Bilabalong." "Or what ever is you call it." "Yeah, the Billabong." "No,that's Carney property over there." "Our cattle don't cross the river." "Apparently they do." " Yeeh." "Who..who says they do?" "That little boy there." "You mean the little half cast fellow." "Hey, hey little fellow, come here." "Come and tell Mr. Fletcher what you told me last night." "aint they funny ones?" "Do what your mother says." "Now..." "Did you see big fat cattle crossing marmant river?" "Well, they are just Carney cattle on the other side of the river, having a drink." "Them just Carney's cattle Mr. Fletcher I been look them about myself." "yeee?" "Oh you, tell great big tall story don't you. ay?" "It's alright, Mr. Fletcher I'm sure the boy just made a mistake." "we best get going lady Ashley." "Hey, singsong take little fellow to the kitchen and give him." "big bloody feed of that tucker that he likes." "Hey, that old windmill hasen't turn in years." "He's Sweet little boy, I don't think he meant no harm." "they are Funny little krawling." "little bit soft in the head." "That's why, the government sent him to the mission." "Yeah." "The next one quick." "Come on, We don't got all day." "I'm not bloody liar!" "He liar." "He say this not work." "Fletcher!" "Liar!" "Run, Nullah run!" "Mr. Fletcher.!" "Get out of my property!" "You no longer work for me." "If I go my men go with me." "There a single bloody beast in this stockyard to start the drive in the morning." "You heard what I said." "get off my property!" "Yeah?" " Go." "Now!" "You're the boss." "Hey Flynn, get in the car, I'll give your new job to somewhere else." "punchem up, grab the gear,pack it up" "I'll see you in desperation- creek in in few days." "Bloody hell, Phil." "Carney gonna get this property." "Been pleasure working for you." "Real pleasure." "That strange woman, she's fired that Fletcher." "He can't hurt mama no more." "From that day on." "We call her Mrs. Boss" "Why would Fletcher block the water pump?" "I don't know,all crasy." "Why fair,all crasy." "Mr. Flynn?" "My lady." " Don't get up." "The truth, Mr. Flynn." "This ledger... which Fletcher had me keep for the Benefit of your husband.." "Is a tale of decline and ruin.." "recelent of great gibbon." "There is however another." "kept for benefit of mr Carney.." "in which is recorded all the unbranded..." "Fat cattle,siphoned off cross the river." "and into his herd." "And the boy." "he is Fletcher son." "Isn't he?" "as with all the things Fletcher It's impossible to prove anything." "Still, if Carneys good Christian wife." "Ever come same conclusion as youself." "Fletcher chances of marrying their daughter would be dashed." "im going to authorities and I will been telling them." "Carney is the authority here." "Are you suggesting I let him steel my cattle." "and buy my property for fraction what it is worth." "I'm suggesting.." "that you continue do what your husband set out to do." "Drove..." "Drove to the Cattle to Darwin." "Would you mind?" "I need a drink." " My lady." "Drove, drove the cattle to Darwin..." "Sell them to the army, you break Carney's monopoly..." "Use, profits to put faraway downsback on its feet's." "You go back to London." "You are sitting pretty for the rest of your life." "That was Maitland said he was doing." "And there no reason why you can't do the same." "There is just one small problem." "Having dismissed Fletcher there is no one muscle the cattle." "Drover!" "Drover!" "Yeah, Drover!" "Mr. Drover!" " just get bloody brumbys in there.." "Hey Drover, you got to teach me break them horses." "Mr. Drover, I need to speak to you." "Where the hell all the bloody stockmen, eyh?" "That what I need to speak with you about." "Where's Fletcher!" "We disagreed and I just dismissed him." "Dismissed?" " Yes." "What about the cattle`?" "it beckys believe, that as he was leaving you deliberately let the cows out of the..." "I don't know what every you call it and they run off!" "Damn!" "Do you realize woman what you have done." "Mr. Drover do not take that tone with me, thank you very much!" "Not take that tone with you, huh?" " No" "I'm asking woman do you know what you have done." "I won't get another drove this late into the season, right. you cost my living." "Can you just round them up." " Round them up, hah,round them up,yeah." "yes, Just go get them." " Fifteen hundred head cattle..." "Scattered over million acres, with just me and two men." "That's a great idea,stupid cow." "Mr. Drover, I was right to dismiss, Mr. Fletcher on Morale ground." "morale grounds, you are that again, are you, oh let me guess." "He want to exploit you did he, fancy you did he." "Is there any man in this world who doesn't fancy you." "Mr. Fletcher is working for Mr. Carney" "They were pushing the best of unbranded cattle" "Across the river on to Mr. Carneys property." "They were stealing!" "." "There a no surprised there." "No, his a bad man!" "Alright, alright." "Look, you can't prove it, Alright..." " Well... you can't. and you can't win against Carney." "So just... take my advice lady." "Grab king Carney's offering." "And go to hell back to England" "As quickly as possible that way you make everybody happy." "Especially me." "So you just going to walk away?" "I learned long time ago not to fight Other people's wars." "Wait!" "wait!" "wait!" "Mr. Drover, wait!" "Please, please!" "Mr. Drover, please!" "Please, please wait!" "Listen you said that your dream was to breed." "Thorough-bred with with a bush brumby." "If you agree to help me, I..." "I will give you my Capricornia." "How we going do a drove with just me and two of my men, huh?" "Crikey." "Mom was drovers boy for Fetcher." "Bandy was drovers boy long time ago." "Some white stockmen like to have a aboriginal woman on the drove to keep them company at night." "They shave their heads make them look like boys workem like any other stockmen doing a day." "That's a what you call it?" "Exploiting them." " Exploiting, yes." "Anyway, we still in trouble." "We have got seven good riders at least most I can count is..." "Five." "What that we got?" ", Me, Magarri." " Yeah,Magarri you got magarri." "Goolaj, we got Daisy, nice ride." "and Bandy, good work," "What about Mr.Singsong Mr.singsong ride horse?" "Hey, don't look at me ah." "Singsong really good cooker." " Cooks wagon at best." "And we got five right, it's not enough." "We need two more experience riders." "I did run once." "Back in 1935..." "Maggoty dingo Jones... and Drongo brothers True knights of the outback." "Mr. Flynn!" "Can you ride?" " I can." "I won't carry a drunk." "I ride really bloody good." "I drove those no good cheeky bulls they gonna be bloody metal ship!" "Alright, five and a quarter." "six and quarter." " What?" "Lady, this ain't trotting in Kensington gardens." "Mr. Drover, I could show you thing or two about horses." "Pretty sure when it comes to horses there is nothing you can show me." "Bring the horse" "You can't be serious?" " Bring the horse." "This could be interesting." "Move along!" "Move along!" "Move along!" "What are you doing?" "move it!" "move it, they going the wrong way!" "Hey. hey. what a bloody hell are you doing?" "scattering them all over the place." "Get up the back there, up to tail." "Get up there!" "Go. go.." "don't let em break away!" "Come on." "We are trying get cows up there." "I got it!" "I thing we are doing pretty well." "Are you crazy?" "Take all this stuff where you think going, shanghai!" "a lady never know Whats she may need?" "Run!" "Nullah!" "Run!" "coppers, coppers." "Run, run." "Bandy coppers!" "Hurry up!" "Send them loose." " come on get out, you two." "Check the eastside" "Move move!" "hurry up." "Daisy is in the tank." "Shh..." "Bandy tea, tea." "Trackers." "Nullah!" "Lady Ashley, Sergent Callahan of the northern territory police." "Catch the pipe." "I can't begin to tell you Lady Ashley how the tragedy from late husband..." "Has runs sympathy from the hearts of every." "Civilized man and women on northern territory." "Let me assure you, Lady Ashley..." "That the suspect King George will be brought the justice." "But surely a witch doctor could conceal his own tracks..." "Sergent, could he not." "Makes no difference Its only matter of time." "ah incidentally, I met up with your former manager Neil Fletcher." "He Inform me,that there is half blood Aboriginal child out here somewhere." "I thought we might picking him up and put him good hands of the church." "I will be sure to look after him." "Till we meet again Lady Ashley." "Get them in the back constable Let's go." "They are in the tank!" "Drover!" "help them!" "Quickly!" "Mama!" "i Got you, i got you." "Daisy!" "Daisy!" "Daisy!" "What?" "Good with the children." "Nullah?" "I wanted to extend my condolences." "Go away." "Would you..." "Would you like to hear a story?" "What story?" "Ah well, it's a... it's called... it's called the Wizard of Oz." "What a wizard?" "well, wizard is a... sort of magic man." "Galapa." "Mama said I Galapa." "I magic man..." " Really?" "I wizard man." "We can't say mom name no more." "No..." "Anyway there's a girl and there's a dog." "And there is tornado." "Well, no, in the films it's a twister." " Who's Twister?" "No, no Twister is not a person, it's like big." "Like a storm." " Like the what?" "Like the wind." "Anyway the story take place in ah... far a far away land.." "Called of Oz." "This good story." " oh, well." "Got song?" " Yes, yes, lots of songs." "I like song." "You sing on me I learn them song." "No, no.." "no.." "Well I can..." "Some sing a little." " Good." "# some where over there... # the the rainbow." "Rainbow serpent?" " Yes." "that Bloody good, keep going." "You funny singer but a good song." "# somewhere... # some birds named..." "Keep going, come on." "# Its said someday all wish upon a star... # and.." "Come on, Sing more." "# wake up all the cloud are far behind dream really do... # come true." "dreaming song." "Mrs. Boss, we got to get those no good Cheeky bulls in to the big bloody metal ship." "That's right." "That's what's dreaming song tell us Mrs. Boss." "We got get those no good big bloody bulls into that metal ship." "I'm sorry, I thought he could, I thought he could do it." "oh well, people don't change, Mrs Ashley." "Twister!" "Twister!" "No desert come dryer than." "Kipling flynn my Lady!" "Well done!" "Well done!" "Kipling!" "Flynn Kipling!" "Yeah." "Welcome!" "Welcome!" " Alright." "Well,Mr. Drover, I believe we have the a proper number." "a Proper number?" " Yes." "Listen up." "I'm going say this ones!" "I run the show!" "Everybody does exactly... what she is told." "Understood?" "Understood." "And matter of you experience or age you pull your weight" "Yes boss." "Above all the drovers law, no grog." "Now." "There is a rush when the cattle stampede towards you." "No much good in fancying and dancing about on your chopan." "Only one things cattle fear more than man on the horse.." "is man standing in his own two feet's.." "...stearing right between the eyes." "Now you, sure you mob are you still up for it?" "." "You can count on us!" "Crikey..." "Well,what we are." "Got to get to Darwin before the ship sails Lets get cracking." "First of You of jokers, follow me." "So we start cracking them whips." "And driving the cheeky bulls all the way across the land..." "To that place they call Darwin." "All right looks good, straight across here." "Hold!" "Get up,Get up!" "'While the war rages on in the Europe,' the Japanese on the march..." "There are reports of alliance between' war mongers Germany,Italy, Japan..." "Which threatens expand worldwar II' to shores of Australia." "This is the war of the air.." "but on the ground.." "The war office is will' announce who has won..." "The army is contract,to supply' good aussy beef to the troops." "Couple days wont make any difference Captain." "might sign the contract now, ayh?" "I wouldn't be so sure about that, Mr. Carney." "Air force chaps just spotted big mob of cattle 1500 head." "Crossing the marmant river." "Marmant river.?" "That's Faraway downs." "Are you running cattle out of Faraway downs Mr. Fletcher?" "." "No, no, I don't work there anymore." "Well,I suppose the lady Ashley droving in the cattle herself." "Someone must be helping her." "that's right,Neil Someone must be helping her." "when Mrs Boss first comes to this land..." "She look but she not see." "now, she got the eyes open for the first time" "Some places got spirits white fellows don't know.." "Some places no good to go." "You gonna singing them cattle tonight?" "No Nullah, not me." "I'm the orchestra." "Thats why I always carry this." "The famous... jay albert and son boomerang harmonica." "Can you play, that rainbow song." "Well,i got the latest one hundred songs of the hit parade here." "I like that rainbow song, its all about the dreaming." "Galapa not teach me that yet." "Who's Galapa?" "He's my grandfather, King George." "King George... is your grandfather." "He teach me sing a fish song." "He teach me, sing down fear." "Fear Evil spirit." "Wild beast." "Galapa teach me plenty songs." "Galapa teach me that day down the Billabong." "Mr. Drover, what is that chanting?" "Goolaj and magarri is singing the cattle." "This keeps them calm at night." "We doing in shift, so those boys." "Will finish in couple hours." "So, Bandy, can you show." "Mrs. boss how is done." "Sing song you and me gonna serenade till three." "And safest shift is pre-dawn so, that's the boy soprano." "And his orchestra." "Alright, you on till the sun comes up!" "Yes, boss." "Alright, everybody get shuteye." "Mr. Drover." "I really don't think is propert to work child nullahs age like that" "I am more than willing to take his shift." "Mrs. Boss, I'm plenty old enough." "I'm talking now mmm," "Manners." " Steady on, I'm talking." "Look, just relax will you, Boy got to." "pull his weight like everyone else." "when I was his age I was manning out stations." "Not everybody is you Mr. Drover." "That's right." "Not everybody is me." "I'm the boss." "You on the 3 o'clock shift." "Alright?" " Yes, boss, night boss." "Three a.m..." "Relax lady, he will be fine." "Good night." " Good night, Mrs. Boss." "Good night." "Good Night SingSong." " You on the twelve o'clock shift." "I suggest you get some sleep." "Good night Flynn." " night nullah." "Lord Ashley was killed by a casted spear." "Are you sure?" "You and my secret." "Rush!" "Rush!" "They are heading towards to the cliff face!" "A stampede, Where's Nullah?" "Get on your horses." "stay with coolaj." "Split up." "Circle the herd, before they go on the edge!" "Get the hell out of here!" "Head them up." "Come on." "Split!" "Good boy!" "Come on!" "Pull them around." "Pull them around." "Nullah!" "Wait me at the end!" "Well done my boy." "Nullah!" "we have to turn the herd." "Hey!" "Hey!" "Never fear in his herd." "Thats it." "Flynn.!" "Nullah.." "Run!" "Nullah!" " Nullah!" "It's alright." "You're safe." "I've got you." "You're safe." "You're safe with me." "How's the little fellow?" "He's fine." "He's fine." "Yeah?" " Yeah." "Feeling I right now be able to." "Complete to this mission." "Let me get you some water." "Water,is last thing I want in this moment in my life." "Under the wagon, bottle of poor fella." "I'm sorry, Drover." "Just in case." "Of course, mate." "Of course." "If you all share a grog." "It would be terrible to shame to wasted." "The spear, Nullah told me..." "The glass tipped spear..." "Tell my lady, i'm sorry..." "I was a coward." "We lost us about everything except few swags and tins of beef." "and this." "I can't believe I was so insisted on upon bringing these." "Silly things." "It was Fletcher who did this, wasn't it?" "The last thing Flint told me before he died was.." "That your husband was killed by... by glass tipped spear." "Like the ornamentals in the homestead." "Glass tip is Kimberly spear." "Now, King George's from Arnheim." "Fletcher was trying to make it look like King Georges." "Fletcher." " It can't be proofed." "Sorry." "Maitland." "We can't let them win." "We won't." "They pushed through on the night." "Maybe that little creamy has really black fellow magic." "Shut up, Bull." "They need more than magic to get them to Darwin." "now,after you done there mate I need hovel these horses alright?" "Yes boss." "Never thought I'd see this day." "We gonna break the Drover's law." "I'm plenty old enough too." "Yes you are mate and That's why you- are gonna keep a eye on." "of the rest of us,right." "Good girl yedda." "Here." " lets us be uppstanding." "To the memory of the gentleman." "To the gentleman." " To Flynn." "I'd say one more before dinner." "Let's dance." "No." " Come on." "No." " Come on." "Please." "No." "I don't know how." " It's easy." "I'll show you." "You put your hands on my shoulders." "And you step back.back no no..." "I'm a bad teacher." "Stop." "I give it a go." "I can do it,i can do it, alright." "Now,you do wrong sided business." "No, we having just a dance here." "ceremonial dance?" "Yes." "It's called the Foxtrot." "Fox dance?" "You gonna teach me that dance?" "You're a little too young for that, mate." "Nullah!" "Get down from that tree now." "You got bad spirits up there." "You're in big trouble." "Have ever falling in to wrong side business?" "Yeah." "Yeah." "I was married once." "Really?" "To a lovely girl." "That was before I went off to war." "And what happened?" "I marched off for mother England." "and by the time I came back,she was sick." "With Tbc." "But back thenv the hospitals wouldn't treat..." "Blacks." "Oh, right I see." "Do you have children?" "No." "Well, that's a shame." "I think you'd made a great father." "Do You?" "No." "I can't." "That's too bad." "You'd made a great mother." "Well, good night." "Good night." " Yeah." "Water no good, boss." "Might be the Carney boys had already been here ay?" "There has to be water somewhere in these lakes." "Next bore is five days." " There's have to be water." "you can be sure Fletcher has been there as well." "Hey boss." " what?" "There's water." "Three days ride away." "We have to across the kuraman." "Kuraman." "That's Nevernever land." "No." " We got to try." "We can't." "We got to try." "no one has drove nevernever." "there is nothing to guide you." "You don't know where you are." "if you get caught out there,you're gonna lose more than your cattle." "I'm sorry." "Boss." "Look!" "He a wizard." "He gonna sing for us." "Sing?" "He can find his way anywhere." "The ancestors created songs for everything." "For every rock, and tree and their all linked so..." "Galapa, a magic man." "sings them in order to sing us to water." "even cross the nevernever." "And we went for three days." "Everyday drier..." "Hotter." "On that dead land." "Then come the big dust." "The cattle stopped moving, My girl, Coolaj stop moving." "We all stop moving." "Dead?" "All of them." "That's what it said." "The pilot swooped down to get a closer look." "Dead as door post they were." "It's a real tragedy." "How terrible." "And on the eve of the ball too." "But what were they doing in the Kuraman?" "Nothing personal, captain." "But I got a business to run." "And you got an army to feed." "So let's not mock about." "I suppose its not a real war unless someones making a profit." "You got them are Ready to load Neil." " Yeah,we are right to go." "because I got the feeling that captain is gonna put Penn to paper." "All hail to king." "Hello,little sweety." "I'm Sarah Ashley owner of Faraway downs." "We are making delivery of 1500 head." "prime FD-branded chartons." "We will require a holding yard." "We are full." "Says who?" "The Owner." "You must be Mr. Carney." "Too right, love." "Lady Ashley, I'm Emmet Dutton.." "I'm the officer in charge of livestock purchasers." "We will accept twenty Percent less than." "What the Carney cattle co is asking." "No can do,love." "you are late the contract is signed." "But this contract is not binding until the cattle are loaded." "Load the bloody cattle now!" "." "We got to load the cattle on ship before Carney." "Get of your backsides!" "." "You drive them straight to wharf." "I try keep Carney's cattle in on the yard." "Load the bloody cattle now!" "Drover." "Load!" "Why don't you blokes load?" "Hey, bull open the bloody" "Close that bliming grush.." "You missed the boat, sunshine." "Yeeh,good luck matey." "You are going nowhere Drover." "Push them straight down the wharf." "Yeaah." "There are cattle Being driven down to wharf." "My husband must have problem with loading." "They are... not Carney cattle." "mmm?" "It's Lady Ashley." "Get out of the way!" "Looks like a... we got bit of competition." "Back in the meat business." "Cheeky bulls down the wharf." "Cheeky bulls down the wharf, Mrs Boss" "Last big fat cheeky bull in the big bloody metal ship!" " Alright!" "Yeah!" "Yeah!" "Lady coming thru." "its a lady coming thru." "Shut up!" "No women." "Ladies lounge next door." "She's no lady, Ivan." "She just drove her cattle across the Never Never." "She deserves a drink like any man." "Too bloody Right." "Too bloody Right." "I never drink "poor fella" alone." "Crikey." "I didn't want it to see a single beast." "from Faraway downs to set a hoof." "On that wharf now." "But that's what happen when you send a boy to do a man's job." "Now find out if she's going to The Ball tomorrow tonight." "I take care of her myself." "Said everybody get what they want." "Everybody happy." "Mrs. Boss is going to sell Faraway Downs and go back England." "Drover he get that horse Capricornia." "Everybody happy except for me." "Because I'm not white fellow." "I'm not black fellow either." "Me half cast" "Creamy." "Me belong no one." "You really do have a gift with horses." "You look different." "I have agreed to be patroness at the ball at the government house tomorrow night." "Yeah." "And?" "Drover, I." "I'm going to finish what Maitland set out to do." "And I'm going to bring Faraway Downs back to life." "I don't follow you." "Well this is perfect." "I'm going to need a manager." "Well I thought that..." "Would be a good job for you." "Anyway, I almost forgot something." "Whoa..." " I got a suit for you." "Stop!" "Don't do that." "Don't do that." "Do what?" "The thing you do when you get a head full ideas." "Like crossing the Karaman?" "Come on mate." "You don't know what you're talking about." "Running a station?" "Manager?" "I'm a drover." "No man hires." "no man fires." "So you don't want to go to the ball?" " Ball?" "Sarah..." "I'm as good as black to that mob out there." "And i dont mix with dingo's." "Not" "Not duchesses." "They keep out my way." "And I keep out theirs." "That's way it is." "Just because it is doesn't Mean it should be." "but that's a way it is." "Cheer up little fellow." "You and that Chinaman is gonna take me on a big night at the pictures." "How?" "You can't take half cast whit you" "Coppers take him." " He won't be half cast." "He got every right to be there." "We use magic." "Got every right to be there." "Because you're a special boy." "He's a special boy." "Nobody's gonna stop you from going." "Nobody." "How good of you Lady Ashley to take interest in Dr. barkers work." "On the mission." "Well actually Administrator." "my interest is." "upon on more personal natured." "I must say Lady Ashley that..." "Would you excuse me?" "Amongst leading lights of Darwin." "I was wondering if you could introduce me to." "Sarah." "Captain Dutton." "Lady Ashley." "I leave you in capable hands of the the captain." "I'm sure he would be happy to introduce you to Dr.barker." "Her husband's barely in the grave there she is covorting with a captain." "In that dress." "Yes, Bidding should go through the roof." "He is a little boy." "He needs someone to look after." " Sarah." "I'm desperate to speak to Dr.barker." "I'm going to adopt him." "It's only a matter of time before they take him away." "Adopting an aborginal child is Much more complicated than..." "Neil, Come on." "I want talk with Lady Ashley." "Yeah we will." "Love." "I don't mind if you bid on her in a auction tonight." "I won't be jealous." "She's an inspiration." "yeeh, she's full of surprises." "But surely doctor, life on station with people." "who care for these children." "Is far better than life in government institution." "The auction." "Our Gracious patroness' Lady Ashley." "Now for the auction of the first dance." "These mix race children must be dislocated from" "Their primitive full blooded aboriginal." "Do I hear a first bid?" "Please, five pounds here." " five.." "How else de breed the blackout them." "This is allsop." "Remember." "It's for the mission." "Has anyone asked their mothers How they feel about this?" "Lady Ashley, please." "It's reflective science the aboriginal Mother soon forgets her offspring." "50 pounds." "70 pounds." " 95." "No mother forgets her child, Dr. Barker." "Lady Ashley." " 96." "This is most inappropriate." " 100." "Well, That is a new record." "We can't very well ask their fathers can we?" "How dare you." "Going once." "Or perhaps we should." "Going twice." "After all they're right here in this room." "That's a lie!" "500 quid." "500 pounds." "Well, indeed if it isn't the man who" "Almost single handedly made the Australian beef industry" "What it is today." "Mr. King Carney of The Carney Cattle Company." "For the benefit of the Missions." "Well, there's nothing more to say." "Let the king take his prize." "can i get a picture, please." "smile for each other." "Let me say, lady Ashley" "Just how sorry I was to hear your husband's death." "of hands that Wild savage." "A savage, yes Mr. Carney." "But you and I both know that my husband was not killed..." "By aboriginal." "No, I did not know that." "Perhaps you should ask Mr. Fletcher." "Are you making an accusation?" " Not one I can't prove." "In business I been fortune." "In family, a little less so." "I'm prepare to go the seventy five thousand pounds." "This is not about the money, Mr. Carney, there is little boy..." "Who is..." "There were people who are living living on the station whom I responsible." "And whose will take care of them?" "A cattle station is like a country." "And you have no one to look after it." "Now I can offer protection." "To every man... woman... and child." "And child." "You will do that?" "How can I keep in your word?" "I put it in the contract." "King Carney and Lady Ashley.." "Last flying boat leaves tomorrow because of the war." "Will I tell my lawyer to draw up the contract." "...like King Carney is..." "Inform your lawyer..." "Inform your lawyer, that Faraway Downs is no longer for sale." "Here you are." "Yeah, well you didn't think I waste my dance lesson, did you?" "Let's really give the bastards something to talkabout,hah." "Oh crikey." "She invited that man." "Hey Doris, can i cath you drink drover." " Yeah, beer will be good." "Goodday love, nice dress." "fox dance?" " fox dance." "Let's get out of here." "There it is, first storm of the wet." "What's it like." " Its beautiful." "There is millions of birds," "Creeks turn Into rivers, dry plains in the lakes." "Faraway downs been reborn as an island." "Green and flowering and fat with life." "wow, wow, quick. quick." "Will be cut off from the rest of the world." "Sarah... in the dry..." "I'l be gone droving." "But right now it's raining..." "Maitland Ashley met his death at hands of wild savage." "Did he!" "You are not part any plan." "concerning this family!" "Nothing is in your name.." "And anything should happening to my darling Kath..." "You lose everything!" "Just like Drover say." "That rain make everything come alive." "That land it go green and fat and we all go back Faraway downs." "Mrs. Boss happy, Drover happy, even that copper Callahan happy." "Mrs. Boss said he likes her teeth so much." "It's give him blind eye." "Make me invisible, keep me safe!" "I hear for the first time that thing called..." "Christmas." "Then the rain its stops." "And that drover... he go droving." "That's Mrs. Boss, she always Mrs. Drover" "But I know, he is gonna come back." "King George tell me you gotta been looking up." "cause That crock he always watching, He always waiting." "That Fletcher,he the new King now." "Emmet, why didn't you radio?" "I'm so glad you here." "Would you get some tea Bandy?" "Jeez." "You done place up nice?" "I hope you don't mind." "Bandy let me in." "Even, my father been proud." "It's bloody beautiful." "Jeez, I bet you got all the modern goods." "What do you want?" "What I always want it." "Faraway Downs." "Bandy call the men, puncem up Mr. Fletcher needs to be escorted..." "Callahan won't be having anymore cups of tea." "I, will though." "Cup of tea, thanks bandy." "you know how I like it." "It's alright Bandy." "You know these days" "I can pull few strings I can probably bring you creamy in if you like?" "Or..." "We talk to Dr. Barker and." "get the guardianship." "I will never sell you my land." " Your land?" "My family worked this property For three generation my father died might be people like you rich, Faraway Downs belongs to me." "Just like..." "You believe the little creamy belongs to you." "I pay what its worth." "You can use the money go South." "Get the little one an education." "I go to the highes level government." "I go to the high court beyond this country if I have to." "Married woman living with likes of the drover?" "I will tell your wife his your son!" "." "That be a mistake." "Kimberly's spear." "Glass tipped." "Real Collectors items." "o well!" "You are missing one." "anyway, I was just out here checking on all the property's." "May do little buffalo hunting later." "Oh..." "Did you hear about the king?" "Terrible accident... yeee..." "Very dangerous place out here even for locals like the drover and little creamy." "Are you with me?" "Anyway." "You ever think about it, Lady Ashley." "After all, prides not power." "The Drover mustnt know." "Drover, Mr Drover." "Come on you two, wake up!" "Come on, Come on wake up." "We got grumbys to break." "Come on!" "Yeah, Drover!" "Drover!" "You're man, Drover." " yeah I try to be." "sometimes man ge go away from women." " maybe Thats why you go droving." "I get driven cause that my job." " if don't go droving." "You not a man." "Alright boys, saddle up bringem down back paddock, will you." "King George tell me, I got to go walkabout." "If I'm a man, I got to go walkabout." "Learn to be man!" "Yeah..." "Listen." "it's up to Mrs. Boss what you do, alright?" "Come on inside boys, its time for dinner." "I'm coming." "yedda, come on!" "One day, Captain Dutton come and visit us!" "He tell Drover about the big Army drove." "And we need the best stockmen as possible it may take six month or so." "blimey." "Absolutely not, you just come back." "What's wrong?" "I'm not used to people making Decision for me that's all." "I was just expressing in an opinion." "Captain Dutton was telling me about this wonderful school of the air." "It's conducted all across the country." "He wants to get walkabout with king George." "Thats ridiculous,He is a little boy its not safe." "He be safer in Arnheimland than would hanging round out here." "You can't change him Sarah." "I thought you said that had nothing to do with you." "It's doesn't." "Just sooner or later you gonna let that boy go." "I don't what you talking about." "If He doesn't get though Ceremony he will have no country." "of no story, no dreaming." "And he be all alone." "This big army drove." "Let's have dinner." "Shall we." "I'm gonna take it." "Time to go walkabout, Mrs. Boss" "You belong in here." "No Mrs. Boss." "Sarah, I got go!" "Sarah!" "Drover!" "Drover!" "He's not down at the Billabong." " Then He's gone walkabout." "He wouldn't just left without saying good bye." "Get the pack horse ready we are going up to punctuation point." "Sing Song, tin food, we're going after him" "Okay, Okay." "You are not listening." " What?" "Sarah, he gone walkabout" " Come on, Drover, he is a child." "He is not our child." "He is Aborginal child!" "He is gone walkabout!" "Bandy!" "Look, next time you see him." "Will be he wants to see you..." "Besides his halfway up Arnheimland By now you never find him." "You could find him." "You know that land better than anyone." "You and Margarri can find him." " And do what?" "huh." "Bring him back here and locking up you can start you own little Mission." "You just trying to be clever because of you don't want to be responsible." "He's not my son!" "What did you say?" "I better go." " Don't leave!" "Drover, don't!" "I understood when you say That you have to be free." "I..." "I understood that but that..." "That was between you and me but is different now." "We got nullah." "I got to go." " I need you to stay." "I'll be back in the six month!" " I need you to stay with me." "If you can do that, then I..." "I would prefer you didn't return!" "Alright, you are the boss." "Drover." "I can feel them bird spirits coming." "So I chase after that King George." "But that Callahan he been stop drinking Mrs. bosses tea." "He loses blind eye and I not invisible anymore." "yeddaa." "Fletcher, we reprehended that young..." "In the cause of the duty we arrested." "Suspect murderer of Lord Ashley." "King George." "Let me out!" "Let me out!" "No!" "Let me go!" "you finally lift up your game callahan, good on you." "Things are looking up." "...of Darwin their cattle yards are alive With military activities." "carney's paddock, once that proud icon of Darwin,is now military HQ." "At 6.15is local time United States pacific fleet.." "was attacked at Pearl Harbor Hawaii." "by the Empire of the Japan." "The United States has joined the war." "As the Japanese herd go South worth." "The finally evacuation of Darwin." "is under way." "Come on!" "Quickly!" "Hey, creamy!" "Creamy!" "Do sent your mommy want you?" "You filthy create..." "Come on, come on, my child!" "Come on, come on, my child." "Excuse me!" " Nullah!" "It's Lady Ashley." " Nullah!" "Mrs. Boss, Mrs Boss." "No!" "This is madness." " Mrs. Boss, don't let em take me away." "I don't want go!" "Was she hiding a pig...?" " People do most extraordinary things." "I don't want go!" "Mrs. Boss!" "These poor unfortunately will be safe, in god's hands." "These are not unfortunate!" "these are children!" "These no difference to the children You are taking south to protect!" "Don't let them take me away!" " Nullah!" " Nullah!" "she humilating her self." "Please help me!" " We got to help her!" "Help me!" " Lady Ashley." "Help my child." " I understand what you're saying... you dont have a esentfull job" " Nullah!" "Nullah!" "You must evacuete now." "Mrs. boss!" "dont let them Take me away!" "The church haves plan for dem." "But to leave the children behind while we sent ours to safety." "Control yourself Katharine." "How could you all be so heartless?" "You'll be brave!" "Neil, I want you do something about this." "I want you to help Lady Ashley." "Hey,now look, i could could probably sort it out." "Why don't you show the lady's their cabins." "I see what I can do." "I will come and find you with ever happens, whatever is takes." "We will be together again, I promise." " I believe you Mrs Boss." "Come along, quickly, quickly!" "Mrs. Boss i sing you to me." "You be brave." "Nullah!" "Nullah, it will be alright." "I will find you." "I will!" "Nullah!" "Nullah!" "Sing it to me, Mrs. Boss!" "I will to hear you my darling." "Now, There is a Radio tower on Mission Island." "Directly on path on coming Japanese." "Made it first place that japs hit." "You're monstrous." "il have the original contract with Original offer drawn up and ready." "You get yourself a room,at Ivan's." "I get you job with cath at HQ." "I give you a call." "We will do did this Lady Ashley." "After all, prides not power." "Yeeeh, prides not power." "Mission island to HQ." "Mission island to Hq visibility good." "All clear, over and out." "I was on Mission island locklock for two whole months." "Mrs. Boss, promise she come for me." "So I play my magic song." "But that Drover he been going the far far away." "On the big army drove." "Him been going so long, so far away maybe he not hear me." "Leave it off." "What, no whistling?" "Just, not that tune." "Not that one either!" "No music!" "You must be properly hurt for Mrs. Boss." " Shut it will you." "Well, I can see why Mrs. Boss gave you the boot." "You wanna to know why She gave me the boot?" "Yeah." "Because I wouldn't stop nullah." "from going walk about." "He went walkabout?" "Yeah, I try to explain to her what that means but." "Did you see him go?" " No." "So he was gone." " yeah,like I told he went walkabout." "You don't know?" "ay.?" " That little fellow." "He could walk in to a big hole or got eating by a crock... or what if cops got it" "Don't you bloody start He is a aboriginal boy." "Hey." "You are just hiding behind that black fellow business so you don't get hurt." "This isn't about walkabout is it...?" "Is it?" "You're running." "I'm not running, mate." "Yes, you are brother." "You are scared getting your heart hurt like before, when my sister died." "But knowing you probably never told Mrs. Boss that you loved her. ey?" "You got no loving in your heart." "You got nothing." "No dreaming..." "No story..." "Nothing..." "Hey. big mob army fellows." "Must be digger's ey." "Ain't no diggers mate they are yanks." "Bloody hell, what are they doing here?" "Once you sign the contract." "I get one of the brothers." "to take out the mission on the sloop." "You can be happily reunited with Your little creamy." "No loss of pride, Lady Ashley." "Good morning, Ivan." "You look happy." " I am." "I get my little boy today." "Oh and Ivan, we're leaving the Territory tomorrow." "Good, i need the room." "I'll miss you too, Ivan." "Kath, Sorry I'm late." " quick change over girls." "Did you speak to Neil?" "Yes." "I'm seeing him about an hour after my shift." "Look." "I was just thinking." " What?" "About nullah." "What?" "I'm getting a signal from Mission Island." "visibility." "If you can't understand the ordinances how can you understand the order?" "What's happening?" "look its a bird, no its a plane." "Drover!" "Hey!" "Drover!" "Magarri.!" "Hey!" "Goolaj." "Where is Mrs. Boss?" "She's at that army HQ Carney place." "Great." "Drover!" "I see you at faraway downs." "Drover!" "Callahan?" " Drover!" "Is she in there?" " whom?" "Sarah Ashley" " It's too late." "She's in there!" "Let me in there!" "Sarah!" "Let me in there!" "I handle this." "You get your men out here right now." "Get out of my way." " Come on, hit me." "Come on, hit me!" "Its gonna not bring her back." "She's in there!" "Sarah!" "Come on, Nobody pass this point deskdraw allready thru it." "You got a name?" "Ashley." "Sarah Ashley." "What did he say?" "Right now..." "It's raining." "It's different now..." "We got nullah..." "Here we are..." "She deserves a drink like any man..." "Too bloody right..." "Right." "Hey, no booms in here." "You didn't say it, did you?" "Yes." "That How it is." "Just because it is." "doesnt..." "Doesn't mean it should be." "Serve him a fucking drink!" "Now, what doesn't matters." "I got dozen glasses ruined." "I'm evacuating south like everybody else." "Short, one glass." "One more glass." "Leave this place for The looters and the Japs." "Why not the booms." "I saw her in this morning." "Before she went to the work." "She was so happy." "She was gonna get that." "little boy and go south." "What about the children on Mission Island." "Creamys?" "They are left out there." "They left them out there." "Safe in the hands of God." "They left them." "They say, the island was hit first." "They say, no one wouldn't survived." "They say a lot of things." "There's been some mistake." "That's Kath Fletcher." "O, god its kath." "Oh, god!" "Sarah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." "Nullah." "I've got to get to nullah" " Sarah." "The Japs hit the mission first." "No I don't believe you." "Sarah!" ", Sarah look at me!" "No one can get out there." "No one." "I need help to get to the island." "Half the Japanese navy is out there you stupid bastard." "I have the Lord on my side." "I don't give a Damn Who's on your side." "God works mysterious ways, brother." "Go go, Magarri Secure the boat." "Thank you, thank you." " thank you Bull." "Sarah." "We'll leave it at first light." "Ivan, Check the second dormitory." " okay." "Are there other boys?" " I dont know." "any other boys?" " I don't know." "okay." "Drover?" "Drover!" "Drover!" "I knew you'd come." "I sing you to me." "Magarri!" " Hey little fellow." "Mrs. Boss come too?" "Where's Mrs. Boss?" "We..." "We can't say her name anymore little mate." "Alright?" "Hey..." "Hey you listen to me." "I need your help." "I'm going get these fellows off the island." "Now you'll have to be strong, you can do that?" "Alright." "Go get your little mates down there, alright?" "Come with me." "It's Okay." "Come on." "Listen." "We're gonna get you all off this island, alright?" "Boys, we're gonna have to swim." "We have to be quiet." "Like a turtle..." "Okay?" "Now I'm gonna take you home on a ship its over there." "You see it?" "Let's go." "Let's go." "Quick!" "Quick!" "Come on!" "Ivan!" "Swim the big boys down to the sloop - right." "We use the current and drift down end of the wharf, go." "Come on boys. quick!" "Quick!" "Quick!" "oh,craiky." "You're never make it." "Well, you got to make it." "You got family now." "You got to drove this mob home, Drover." "Good luck brother." "That's it, good boy." "Where's the man?" "Over there." "Come on." "Drove them home, Drover." "Sergent!" "Get men on the trucks." "Every single man in there." "Don't take no answer." "move!" "come on!" "Move!" "Thanks for coming down, Mr. Fletcher." "It's my awful duty to inform you," "That your wife Katherine.." "My wife is dead?" "That's a funny odd world, isn't it?" "You know that." "Lady Ashley insisted that my wife worked her shift." "So that she could see some... half cast kid on the mission." "Now my wife's dead." "Now, I've lost everything." "We have to go south." "Come on." "Come on boys." "They will bombing us any minute." "Get on the bloody trucks." "Sarah please." "We have to go now." "My magic." "Not good." "All that smoke." "But then... he speak to me." "Grandfather." "Come on love." "Don't mock about." "Can you hear that?" "The music, can you hear it?" "Sarah please." " Can't you hear it?" "Its children singing." "Sarah!" "What's going on?" " Just give her another minute." "Mrs. Boss!" "Mrs. Boss!" "Mrs. Boss!" "Mrs. Boss!" "Mrs. Boss!" "nullah!" " Mrs. Boss!" "I can say your name." "Mrs Boss, I sing you to me like the first night I see you." "Them jap's near got us." "We have to swimmem, Some of them little fellows from desert can't swimmem." "But the Drover take him on his back like a turtle." "What did you say?" "What?" "Drover." "You're alive, oh, god." "Sarah, what's going on?" "I can't hold the Sgt any longer!" "Oh my God its children from the Mission." "The last convoy leaves Darwin in matter of minutes." "thats right boys, come on." "Follow Brother Frank!" "Follow Brother Frank!" "Follow Brother Frank." "thats it Come on,lets go." "Sarah." "Ivan!" "Thank you." "Thank you." "I should prepare your bill." "Where did you come from?" "The good has Lord delivered us." "But we could do with the ride, Sgt." "I'm not Jesus Christ." "But I'll give him a best shot." "Come on kids." "Movit, come on, on the trucks." "Come on." "Go up." "Go on." "You cursed me, little creamy." "You know when I said no one Could get out there." "I've forgotten about you, Drover." "That's no matter." "We gonna go back Faraway downs." "Yes, he's right you know." "With the water up, It's the safest place in north." "These are after all..." "Extraordinary circumstances." "Extraordinary circumstances." "Thank you, Emmet." "I'll see you mob in Faraway downs." "Here, fellows make some room for kids will you." "Hey,can you help me please!" " Come. come" "Alright, that's it they are all on." "Let's get out of here." " Come on let's go." "Mr. Fletcher!" "Mr. Fletcher!" "Neil." "We got to go." "Go tell Callahan there's is Looters everywhere." "Go and tell Callahan!" "I got the keys uppstairs." " Righto." "Come on, Mrs. Boss." "Hurry up." "Nullah!" "I got Galapa magic!" "No one can hurt me." "Nullah, No!" "Nullah!" "Nullah, you all right little man Nullah please, please." "Come on." "There." "That's it." "No bullet, me Galapa." "King George teach me." "The rain will fall, the grass grow green..." "And life it begin again." "Let's go home." "There is no place like it." "One thing I know." "While we tell stories, The most important of all..." "That's how you keep them People belonging..." "Always." "Mrs. Boss I sing you to me." "And I will hear you." "THE GOVERNMENT UNOFFICIALLY ABANDONED THE ASSIMILATION POLICY..." "FOR INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY IN 2008." "IN 2008, THE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA OFFERED A FORMAL APOLOGY..." "TO THE MEMBERS OF THE STOLEN GENERATIONS." " The End - jso, bsd 2009"