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Birnoo Country I painted this painting in the style of my father, Mr Gordon Barney. It is slightly different but the story remains the same. This is his country – Birnoo Country (Alice Downs Station). Birnoo is Gordon’s mother’s country. Gordon mustered cattle all throughout this country for many years – Read more…

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Rockhole la Birnoowoon Country – Gordon Barney I was inspire to paint this picture by my father, Gordon Barney. He paints the same picture and this is his story….  This Rock hole is la Birnoowoon Country, we use this rock hole for fishing we catchem moot moot there thats the Read more…

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Ngarrgooroon Country; My Texas by Patrick Mung In this artwork Patrick has painted the landscape and the places that are associated with his country, Ngarrgooroon (Texas); these places are very special to him as some areas still contains old cultural rock paintings and important dreamtime stories. These places include Red Read more…

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The beautiful Landscapes of Bulunggard (Texas Downs Station) by Patrick Mung The painting I do is all about my mother’s country, Texas Downs Station – there’s Old Texas and New Texas, which is the one still standing today. Balunggar is the name of country, the place goes back a long Read more…

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Bow River, Black hill – Kathy Ramsay This is Bow River, Black Hill. This Hill is called Black Hill, black name Doorudgi. Its the home of the hairy man called Nyoonggoong. Nyoonggoong protects the whole area around Bow River, Black Hill.

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Winupar Springs & Rosie’s Yard by EVELYN MALGIL ‘This is my family place. Hot water spring and cold water spring. That big hill on the background is my family place. That water live all year ’round. That little sand frog, it live for a long time.’ This place is the Read more…

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YUNNUR Sevanna is granddaughter to Churchill Cann who she was inspired by to paint this painting. The colours differ from her grandfathers but the story remains the same. This is what Churchill Cann says about his original painting. –  “This is la Kilfoyle, down by la river. This the camp Read more…

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JUWARKJIL (NIGHT BIRD) Bessie tells the story of this painting, “At night when Aboriginal people hear the sound of this bird they tell the children to go to sleep early, be quiet and not to sit near the fire.  If this bird hears the sound of a child or catches Read more…

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DURROODJIE- Black Hill in Bow River- By Kathy Ramsay This hill is the home of the caveman called Yoonggoog. He’s a spirit that clams the land. He’s like a traditional owner. Like our Ancestors, also knows who belongs to the land. Also back in the days, where the Mistake Massacre Read more…

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