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008			160113s2015 xna ed 000 1 eng
020			_a9781458767684
020			_a145876768X
035			_a(OCoLC)940849463
035			_a(Nz-Kotui)3968994
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100	1		_aNunn, Judy, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aSpirits of the Ghan / _cJudy Nunn.
250			_aLarge print edition.
300			_a620 pages (large print) : _bmap ; _c22 cm.
520			_aIt is 2001 and as the world charges into the new Millennium, a century-old dream is about to be realised in the Red Centre of Australia: the completion of the mighty Ghan railway, a long-lived vision to create the 'backbone of the continent', a line that will finally link Adelaide with the Top End. But construction of the final leg between Alice Springs and Darwin will not be without its complications, for much of the desert it will cross is Aboriginal land. Hired as a negotiator, Jessica Manning must walk a delicate line to reassure the Elders their sacred sites will be protected. Will her innate understanding of the spiritual landscape, rooted in her own Arunta heritage, win their trust? It's not easy to keep the peace when Matthew Witherton and his survey team are quite literally blasting a rail corridor through the timeless land of the Never-Never. When the paths of Jessica and Matthew finally cross, their respective cultures collide to reveal a mystery that demands attention. As they struggle against time to solve the puzzle, an ancient wrong is awakened and calls hauntingly across the vastness of the outback.
650		0	_aGhan (Train) _vFiction.
650		0	_aRailroads _zAustralia _zNorthern Territory _xDesign and construction _vFiction.
650		0	_aAboriginal Australians _xLand tenure _zAustralia _zNorthern Territory _vFiction.
650		0	_91575 _aAustralian fiction.
655		0	_93726 _aLarge type books.
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