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Goolangoodie My country Alice Downs We call this place Goolangoodie. Its a place where we go looking for gold.

The old woman, the magpie and the old man ‘Nginjinyi ngarne junpanh-nginji ngalanj wanamayinte ngakinji ngapunjinginja marlukanj piya wana-njinte-nguyu langkurnul pelitch-puwa nyaniyitjite nginya ngarnji. Kerrerangkulji ngininiwarn-ngiyi ngalern, “nguwan nyungurn nimpin thanja piya wiyinji-ngu, thet panjkirrem nyalinj wayniya, merrep.” Pernenante nginini nginjinj jirakanj, kerrerangkulji hginjinj nginini-ngi, thala langkurnel “Merrep-karri Nyananinja, ngerrepakpe Read more…

JACK’S YARD, BOW RIVER This is Jack’s Yard, Bow River Station. My grandfather has mustered this Country, around these hills. Agoriginal people call this place Dararroo.  There is a cave here on Dararroo, in this cave there are cave paintings from the early days. This cave was used by Aboriginal Read more…

JIDINJNGURLIE  Mabel paints of the inside of a hill that is filled with nests, these are the black arched shapes seen inside the hill which belongs to a small brown bird, that in our language (Kija) it is known as Jidinjngurlie. With the black boarder line and traditional dots outlining the Read more…

Birnoo Country – Gordon Barney This painting shows Gordon’s country – Birnoo Country (Alice Downs Station). Birnoo is Gordon’s mother’s country. Gordon mustered cattle all throughout this country for many years – the way his father taught him to. He became known as a skilled horsebreaker and buckjumper (rodeo rider). Read more…

ALICE DOWNS WATERHOLE This works depicts a deep waterhole on Alice Downs Country. This is Gordon’s Country, this is where he was born and worked as a stockman when he was a young man. It is situated around an hour south of Warmun, where Gordon now lives. Gordon used to Read more…

Nyaardiny – Terminalia Platyphylla tree In this painting Shirley has painted the flowers and seeds of a tree known as nyaardinji in our traditional language Kija – otherwise known as a Terminalia Platyphylla, this type are seen along creeks and is also a species that has edible gum that taste Read more…