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Stephany Evans Steggall’s book is an important insight into the treatment of Aboriginal people in the early days of colonial Queensland. The Politician and the Pedestrian was selected as an important work of cultural significance by the First Nations Writers Festival in 2025. The Politician and the Pedestrian is a fascinating fictionalised account of two men, one white and one Aboriginal, who grew up on Jimbour Station on the western Darling Downs, then owned by the Bell family. The white boy was the eldest son, Joshua Bell, known as Master Joey. The Aboriginal boy was called Sambo Combo. This is …read more