In 1987 a part-Aboriginal author depicted the Drake-Brockman family as heartless exploiters of the Aboriginal people. For over a decade Miss Drake-Brockman and her family suffered these insults with dignity and reserve. Now she has spoken out.

Wongi Wongi tells a story, not of a people dispossessed, but a people loved and cared for by their employers. This book is a personal history and account of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal relationships supported by documentation from official files.

Miss Drake-Brockman does not deny the sadnesses and tragedies of the past but helps place them in perspective.

Wongi Wongi is an account of life in a simpler time, at times sad, at times funny and always compassionate. The author hopes her book will contribute to bridging the divide between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians.

In this account of a white/aboriginal relationship the author responds to criticism levied at the Drake-Brockman family in their dealings with aborigines in the past.

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