CompNet Systems

fishing on Cummeragunja The main nsource of diet was fish at Cummeragunja . so people would go to the river morning or afternoon and do their fishing

Camp fire – emu in the sky Memories of time spent on the river stories around camp fires that passed down from elders,, the emu in the sky in the stars this was also when the time of the month when they would lay their eggs

Lighting fires this painting gives an insight ,into learning traditional ways , on the river ways traditional methods and survival in lighting a camp fire Connecting to family and country

Smoking Smokingof a small child was a form of punishment , an elder would hold the child over smoke of a fire for a short time . This would calm the child down , stopped them being , naughty eg; throuwing stones in the water whilst someone was fishing screaming Read more…

Turtle at the waterhole / Coolamon Bowl

Eel Trap

Wanderment

Ulupna Island Initiation the story behind this art piece , is about Ulupna island and the initiation of men on country displayed , throughout the landscape and ocher coloured border . Also the billabongs , rivers , waterholes . where we fished  and swam, for thousands of years .. 

Yorta Yorta Lands Drawing of the sites of Yorta Yorta land, the Ochre mines and the wet lands , lakes the sand hills  ..the ochre mines and the initiation places considered sacred areas , also the gum tree where one of the last full bloods where buried in front of Read more…

Snake Design on Emu Egg Snake Boomerang emu egg