Willaberta Jack

Two elders tell the story of Willaberta Jack, set within the context of the ‘wild west’ frontier country of the Northern Territory in the 1920s. A young Aboriginal man, Philomac, deserts his job at Harry Henty’s cattle station after Henty brutally beats him and chains him to a post overnight. Henty tracks Philomac to an adjoining station owned by Willaberta Jack.