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Why does Dolly defend the flood-prone riverbank as home?
Goulburn Riverbank is a flood-prone home where the family’s humpy, water runs and everyday work reveal material hardship. Yet its “dirt” floors do not erase its warmth: Dolly calls it “my place”, so the riverbank becomes a contested symbol of kinship, survival and belonging.