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Uncle to Walter, and boyfriend of Ellie Hazzard, David is an Aboriginal social worker who has lived in the town of Boort all his life. David is kind, supportive, and generous, coming to the aid of his nephew by allowing Walter to live with him in Boort when Walter faces trouble in his hometown of Mildura. Unlike his nephew, however, David is not especially interested in his own Aboriginal heritage. Nonetheless, he suffers discrimination and prejudice as a consequence of being an Aboriginal man, as evidenced in the hostile reaction of the townspeople when he walks into the local bar with Ellie, Sadie, and Walter one night. As a young man in Boort, he was the victim of an assault perpetrated by Craig Mortlock, partly motivated by the fact that as an Aboriginal man, David had challenged the town’s taboos by dating Ellie Hazzard, a white woman. David’s skills, however, play an important part in leading to some kind of reconciliation between the town’s white residents and its Aboriginal residents. His success in helping to coach the town’s footy (soccer) team to success works to bridge the divide between white residents and Aboriginals.
David Quotes in Crow Country
The Crow Country quotes below are all either spoken by David or refer to David. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 4
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“David and I,” Ellie said in a low voice, “well, we used to go out together.” She glanced about, but there was no one within earshot. “Years ago, before I met your father. But it was - difficult.”
“Because he’s black?”
“Yes, partly. Mostly.”
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Chapter 13
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“Can’t take discipline, though, that’s the trouble,” said Craig. “Brains aren’t wired up that way. Brilliant, quick, amazing skills, but unreliable. Can’t turn up to training week in, week out. No commitment, no discipline.”
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Chapter 15
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“For our people, the land was created long ago, in the time of the Dreaming, when the ancestral spirits moved across the country. They made the hills and the rivers, the swamps and the waterholes. That’s why our spirit ancestors are so important. They make the land, and the land belongs to them, and they make us, too […] round this country, everything belongs to Bunjil the Eaglehawk, or Waa the Crow.”
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Chapter 16
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Craig leaned into David’s face and lowered his voice. “Found something very interesting on my land. Aboriginal artefacts. Wondered if you could tell me what they’d be worth.”
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David Quotes in Crow Country
The Crow Country quotes below are all either spoken by David or refer to David. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 4
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“David and I,” Ellie said in a low voice, “well, we used to go out together.” She glanced about, but there was no one within earshot. “Years ago, before I met your father. But it was - difficult.”
“Because he’s black?”
“Yes, partly. Mostly.”
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Chapter 13
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“Can’t take discipline, though, that’s the trouble,” said Craig. “Brains aren’t wired up that way. Brilliant, quick, amazing skills, but unreliable. Can’t turn up to training week in, week out. No commitment, no discipline.”
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Chapter 15
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“For our people, the land was created long ago, in the time of the Dreaming, when the ancestral spirits moved across the country. They made the hills and the rivers, the swamps and the waterholes. That’s why our spirit ancestors are so important. They make the land, and the land belongs to them, and they make us, too […] round this country, everything belongs to Bunjil the Eaglehawk, or Waa the Crow.”
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Chapter 16
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Craig leaned into David’s face and lowered his voice. “Found something very interesting on my land. Aboriginal artefacts. Wondered if you could tell me what they’d be worth.”
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