Aust'n. Short Stories. John Jagamarra grew up at the Pearl Bay Mission for Aboriginal Children by the coast in the far north-west. It was a very beautiful place. The palm trees and the scented vines grew down to the slow green tropical sea, where they used to fish and dive for trochus shells. But it was not home.' Here is the story of John Jagamarra. It is a tale for everyone who has ever wondered about the pain of separation, and the strength of the human spirit.