Sue Davenport currently coordinates Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa the Martu history and archive project that seeks to repatriate records and images to the Martu people. Peter Johnson through his work has developed a continuing interest in the gap between government policy and the front-line effects it has on communities. He works full-time with Sue Davenport on Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa. Yuwali was born and raised in the Percival Lakes region in Western Australia. In 1999, she worked with Sue in a research project and develop the story from which this book has grown.

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In 1964, a group of 20 Aboriginal women and children in the Western Desert made their first contact with European Australianspatrol officers from the Woomera Rocket Range, clearing an area into which rockets were to be fired. They had been pursued by the patrol officers for several weeks, running from this frightening new force in the desert. Yuwali Nixon, 17 at the time, remembers every detail of the dramafirst seeing these 'devils' and their 'rocks that moved' and escaping the strange intruders. Her sharp recollections are complemented in a three-part diary of the chase by the colorful official reports of the patrol. These reflect similar arguments within government about the treatment of desert inhabitants and public skepticism about the government's intent. Line drawn maps and black & white illustrations complement the text. Yuwali's story also resonates in today's debate about the future of many Indigenous desert communities. Cleared Out combines three oral histories, detailed a

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Part I: The beginning; Part II: The first patrol; Part III: Between patrols; Part IV: The second patrol; Part V: The confines of civilisation; Epilogue; Index.