The dark history behind an island paradise

From the shorelines of Perth in southwestern Australia, a towering blue hill can be seen jutting out of…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/407621/

Dalhousie Springs in Witjira, Australia

Swim in these hot springs filled with 3 million-year-old water, deep in the Australian Outback.#aboriginalaustralians #archaeology #pools #hotsprings #section-Atlas
Dalhousie Springs

WA Cawthorne (1824-1897) was a school teacher and amateur artist. His #1840s diaries and pictures are among the most valuable records of Aboriginal culture made by a South Australian colonist. He's known for helping with George French Angas' "South Australia Illustrated" project. My new article mainly concerns his relationship with #S_T_Gill, his art master from February 1845 and shows his development as an artist. The article identifies further Gill works, plus six Cawthorne portraits of #AboriginalAustralians in the British Museum.

My new article: https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_and_W_A_Cawthorne.htm

#S_T_Gill #colonialArtAU #historyAU #W_A_Cawthorne #SouthAustralia #colonialArt #Aboriginal

Yesterday, I once again attended Bunjil's Marroun Healing Ceremony hosted by Moonee Valley City Council.
It was an excellent opportunity to connect with our Aboriginal Aunties & Uncles and hear first hand from our Indigenous people, what January 26 means to them.
Everyone, including the non-Indigenous community, was invited to actively participate in the ceremony, rather than passively watching one. We all burned gum leaves during the smoking ceremony, cleansed ourselves with smoke, and lastly, learned the appropriate dance before performing it.
The ceremony and event was (and always is), a truly inclusive experience and incredibly important in connecting our community with our Country and Aboriginal people.
It is my sincere hope that next year, Brimbank City Council hosts a similar event, so that the Brimbank community can participate locally, rather than have to visit a neighbouring municipality.

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415 massacre sites have been identified in Australia, carried out between 1776 and 1928 - almost half the massacres of Aboriginal people were by police or other government forces.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/mar/16/almost-half-the-massacres-of-aboriginal-people-were-by-police-research-finds

Series 'The Killing Times': https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/the-killing-times

#Genocide #Massacres #IndigenousDeaths #InvasionDay #FrontierWars #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #AboriginalAustralians #AustraliaDay #ACAB #AbolishThePolice

Wellington Dam in Worsley, Australia

This 86,000-square-foot artwork is the largest mural in the world to cover a dam.#aboriginalaustralians #indigenous #murals #art #dams #section-Atlas
Wellington Dam