Muttonfish Magic Place Jack Huggins had an idyllic

Jack Huggins had an idyllic childhood in Ayr

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At the tram stop outside the zoo

Brought to Perth at the age of seventeen as a ‘spare wheel’ to his mate Jim Anderson

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Muttonfish Magic Place Jack Huggins had an idyllicSHORTLISTED, 2026 SPEECH PATHOLOGY BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CHILDREN'S BOOK Aunty Ruth remembers going with her mother and brothers on a day out to the cove near their home, to learn traditional fishing and abalone hunting and cooking methods. After a day on the rocks watching mum work her magic, they return home with a feed for their family.