Recorded on the traditional lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation.

Warriors at Salt Creek by Ali Cobby Eckermann

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CENTURY SPEAKS Trail: Money (11) (social history)

Finn by Samuel Wagan Watson

The Remedy of Butterflies by Samuel Wagan Watson

El Diablo Highway by Samuel Wagan Watson

Blacktracker...Blackwriter...Blacksubject by Samuel Wagan Watson

Let's Talk! by Samuel Wagan Watson

Addendum by Samuel Wagan Watson

End of Days by Samuel Wagan Watson

Essex people talk about money and their struggles when they had little cash. They speak of poverty and being out of work before welfare benefits were universal. There are descriptions of being well-off in the 1920s, and the arrival of the Co-ops, hire purchase and credit cards. Modern marketing and materialism are  also discussed.

Original title: Making Ends Meet.

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CENTURY SPEAKS 11 Money (social history)

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The Remedy of Butterflies by Samuel Wagan Watson

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