The Little Black Princess- a True Tale of life in the Never-Never Land was published in 1905 and chronicled the childhood of an Indigeous Australian, Bett-Bett, living at Elsey station. Tragically her husband died in 1903 and she returned to Melbourne where she began writing novels. After her marriage to Aeneas James Gunn in 1901, she travelled from her home in Melbourne to a remote Northern Territory cattle station, Elsey, where her husband was to be manager.

Jeannie Gunn OBE (5 June 1870 - 9 June 1961) was an Australian teacher and novelist who used the pen name Mrs Aeneas Gunn. One of the very few white women in the area, she was at first resented by people on and around the station, till her warmth and spirit won their affection and respect.She had an unerring ear and eye for the sounds and sights of the country and this is her moving and simple account of her life amidst the beauty and cruelty of the land, and the isolation and loneliness - together with the comradeship and kindness of those around her.The favourite of generations of Australians since it was first published in 1908, We of the Never-Never can truly be called a classic. In 1902, newly-married Jeannie Gunn (Mrs Aeneas Gunn) left the security and comfort of her Melbourne home to travel to the depths of the Northern Territory, where her husband had been appointed manager of 'The Elsey', a large cattle station. The 100th year anniversary of this well loved Australian Classic.

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