first text we speak: vacant buildings new people taking over town food from community – lady bringing food for husband making food for men – looking after them DON'T want foreigners – worried about young girls in the community. How sugar cane came to Australia being exported to markets markets are crashing how sugar is made crushed in the mills discussing planting filling the sugar bowls for rich people – NEVER speaks of sugar for us hope/vision of wealth (communities will grow) skin being burnt by the sun merchants prosper ancient story in the grass