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A city on Australia’s western coast, and the capital of the state of Western Australia.
Perth Quotes in No Sugar
The No Sugar quotes below are all either spoken by Perth or refer to Perth. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 1, Scene 1
Quotes
JOE: ‘The—blood—was stirred…as if by a trumpet… by the history-ical…Headed by a tab-leau… […] ‘…Commemorating the pioneers whose lives…’ […] ‘…Were a steadfast performance of duty in the face of difficulty and danger. With them was a reminder of the dangers they faced, in the shape of three lorries…carrying Aborigines.
[They all stop what they are doing and listen.]
[…]
JOE: All right! ‘…Dancing…to a brass-band.’
SAM: Koorawoorung! Nyoongahs corrobereein’ to a wetjala’s brass band!
JIMMY: Ah! That beats everythin’: stupid bloody blackfellas…You fellas, you know why them wetjalas marchin’ down the street, eh? I’ll tell youse why. ‘Cause them bastards took our country and them blackfellas dancin’ for ‘em. Bastards!
[…]
JOE: ‘The pag…page…page-ant pre-sented a picture of Western Australia’s pre-sent condition of hopeful optimum-optimis-tic prosperity, and gave some idea of what men mean when they talk about the soul of the nation.’
SAM: Sounds like bullshit to me.
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Perth Term Timeline in No Sugar
The timeline below shows where the term Perth appears in No Sugar. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Act 1, Scene 1
...the family is eventually forcibly relocated. Facades, signage, or furniture represent other locations, such as Perth and the Western Australia Historical society. The play begins in 1930 at Government Well, as...
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Act 1, Scene 2
...the police station. Across the stage, Miss Dunn and Neville sit at their desks in Perth. They share an office with a sign on the door that reads “Government of Western...
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...motorcycle. He has been unsuccessfully looking for work, and after failing to find employment in Perth is now in South West Australia. Neville remarks that unemployment is at thirty per cent,...
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...women. As he speaks to them, Miss Dunn and Neville have an overlapping conversation in Perth, Neville continuing to dictate a letter to the Minister. He reports of eighty Aboriginal women...
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Act 1, Scene 7
Jimmy waits outside the Chief Protector’s Office in Perth. It is now winter, 1932. Jimmy tries to flag Neville down as he goes in...
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...at the hospital with Cissie, and they want to pick them up now. Meanwhile, in Perth, Jimmy barges into Neville’s office. He cannot wait until 2 pm, like Neville told him...
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Back in Perth, Neville calls Jimmy into his office and gives him a travel voucher, insisting that the...
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Act 1, Scene 9
At their office in Perth, Miss Dunn types as Neville dictates to her. Neville lists the members of the Millimurra-Munday...
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...leaves. He plans to pick up presents for his wife and children while he’s in Perth. He wishes Merry Christmas to Neville and Miss Dunn.
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