Jim Harper of Mulga Land

Jim Harper of Mulga Land

© Jim Low Jim Harper was born in Coonabarabran in May, 1878. As a child, he moved to Angledool in northern New South Wales with his parents James and Lillias Harper. This area was first settled by Europeans in the late 1840’s, after Sir Thomas Mitchell’s  exploration...
6. In Mulga Land with King Tommy and Polly Flood

6. In Mulga Land with King Tommy and Polly Flood

This episode looks at the lives of two Aboriginal people, King Tommy and Polly Flood. They lived in the northern New South Wales town of Angledool . Their lives were uniquely documented by local poet and writer Jim Harper. Harper, a friend of both, knew only too well...