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Wugularr, Northern Territory
Wugularr (pronounced: ''woo-gah-larr''), known previously by its English name Beswick, is a small community in the Northern Territory of Australia. Djilpin Arts is an Aboriginal corporation and art centre founded by actor and musician Tom E. Lewis, which holds the annual "Walking with Spirits" festival at the nearby falls each year. Location and naming Wugularr (pronounced ''woo-gah-larr'') is located south-east of Katherine and from the Barunga Community. Access is via a sealed road, the Central Arnhem Road. A permit from the Northern Land Council is usually needed to access the community. The name is a Jawoyn language word that refers to the country where the land sits. The earlier name, Beswick, was adopted from the former pastoral lease of the area, known as Beswick Station. It was formally renamed in August 2024 by the request of the Bagala (Jawoyn) people, who are its traditional owners. History A DC-3 (Dakota) belonging to the Dutch Air Force crash-landed near Beswic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roper Gulf Region
Roper Gulf Regional Council is a Local government areas of the Northern Territory, local government area of the Northern Territory, Australia. The region covers an area of and had a population of 7,397 in June 2018. History In October 2006 the Government of the Northern Territory, Northern Territory Government announced the reform of local government areas. The intention of the reform was to improve and expand the delivery of services to towns and communities across the Northern Territory by establishing eleven new shires. The Roper-Gulf Shire was created on 1 July 2008 as were the remaining ten shires. On 1 January 2014, the Shire was renamed to Roper Gulf Regional Council. Elections for the Councillors in the Region were held on 25 October 2008. Most of the area of the Council was previously unincorporated, but it absorbed several small LGAs on incorporation: * Borroloola, Borroloola Community * Numbulwar, Northern Territory, Numbulwar Numburindi Community * Nyirranggulung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine River
Katherine River is located in the Northern Territory, Australia. Its headwaters are in Nitmiluk National Park, it flows through the town of Katherine, Northern Territory, Katherine, and is a major tributary of the Daly River (Northern Territory), Daly River. The Katherine River drops around 384m over its 328 km length. History The first European to see and name the river was the Scottish explorer John McDouall Stuart on 4 July 1862, who named it Katherine after Catherine Chambers, the second daughter of expedition sponsor, the pastoralist James Chambers (pastoralist), James Chambers. The major town Katherine, Northern Territory, Katherine was named after the river. In late January 1998, heavy rain associated with Cyclone Les (1998), Cyclone Les raised the level of the river by more than 20 metres and 1998 Katherine Floods, flooded a large part of Katherine town. A more recent flood on 6 April 2006 caused a state of emergency to be declared. During this event the river peak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Wurramara
Emily Wurramara is an Indigenous Australian singer and songwriter. At the 2024 ARIA Music Awards, she won the ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album, making her the first Indigenous woman to ever win in this category. Early life Emily Wurramara moved between Groote Eylandt and Bickerton Island (Milyakburra), two islands in the Gulf of Carpentaria off the coast of the Northern Territory, until she was six years old. Her father is of Filipino, Chinese, and Spanish descent, who grew up on the Philippine island of Negros. Her mother is a Warninidlyakwa/Greek/Italian/Turkish woman who grew up on the two islands. Emily grew up in Brisbane after her family moved there when she was six. As a child, she wrote songs and poetry, and listened to Coloured Stone and Yothu Yindi on her grandparents' cassette player. She later listened to Billie Holiday, rapper Lauryn Hill, Beyoncé, and American country singer Alan Jackson. Career Wurramara writes and sings in both English and An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coloured Stone
Coloured Stone is an Aboriginal Australian band whose members originate from the Koonibba Mission, west of Ceduna, South Australia. They first became known for their 1984 single, "Black Boy". The band performs using guitar, bass, drums, and Aboriginal instruments – didjeridu, bundawuthada (gong stone) and clap sticks – to play traditional music. Background and members The original Coloured Stone band members were three brothers, Bunna Lawrie (drums, lead vocals, songwriter), and Neil Coaby (rhythm guitar and backing vocals) and Mackie Coaby (bass guitar and backing vocals), and their nephew, Bruce (aka Bunny) Mundy (lead guitar and backing vocals). All are from the community of Koonibba, South Australia. Lawrie is a member and respected elder of the Mirning people coastal Nullarbor region in South Australia. He is known as a whale-dreamer, songman, medicine man and storyteller. He is Coloured Stone's founding member and chief songwriter. The band's single, "Black Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corroboree
A corroboree is a generic word for a meeting of Australian Aboriginal peoples. It may be a sacred ceremony, a festive celebration, or of a warlike character. A word coined by the first British settlers in the Sydney area from a word in the local Dharug language, it usually includes dance, music, costume and often body decoration. Origin and etymology The word "corroboree" was adopted by British settlers soon after colonisation from the Dharug ("Sydney language") Aboriginal Australian word ''garaabara'', denoting a style of dancing. It thus entered the Australian English language as a loan word. It is a borrowed English word that has been reborrowed to explain a practice that is different from ceremony and more widely inclusive than theatre or opera.Sweeney, D. 2008. "Masked Corroborees of the Northwest" DVD 47 min. Australia: ANU, Ph.D. Description In 1837, explorer and Queensland grazier Tom Petrie wrote: "Their bodies painted in different ways, and they wore vario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Shakespeare Company
Shakespeare in the Park is a term for outdoor festivals featuring productions of William Shakespeare's plays. The term originated with the New York Shakespeare Festival in New York City's Central Park, originally created by Joseph Papp. This concept has been adapted by many theatre companies, and over time, this name has expanded to encompass outdoor theatre productions of the playwright's works performed all over the world. Shakespeare in the Park started as an idea to make theatre available to people of all walks of life, so that it would be as readily available as library books. The performances are often offered with free admission to the general public, usually presented outdoors as a summer event. These types of performances can be seen by audiences around the world, with most festivals adapting the name for their productions, such as Vancouver's Bard on the Beach. Many festivals incorporate workshops, food, and other additions to the performances making this type of theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four-wheel Drive
A four-wheel drive, also called 4×4 ("four by four") or 4WD, is a two-axled vehicle drivetrain capable of providing torque to all of its wheels simultaneously. It may be full-time or on-demand, and is typically linked via a transfer case providing an additional output drive shaft and, in many instances, additional gear ranges. A four-wheel drive vehicle with torque supplied to both axles is described as "all-wheel drive" (AWD). However, "four-wheel drive" typically refers to a set of specific components and functions, and intended off-road application, which generally complies with modern use of the terminology. Definitions Four-wheel-drive systems were developed in many different markets and used in many different vehicle platforms. There is no universally accepted set of terminology that describes the various architectures and functions. The terms used by various manufacturers often reflect marketing rather than engineering considerations or significant technical diffe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayali Dialect
Mayali or Manyallaluk Mayali is a dialect of Bininj Kunwok, an Australian Aboriginal language. The Aboriginal people who speak Mayali are the Bininj people, who live primarily in western Arnhem Land. Mayali is spoken primarily in south-west Arnhem Land, particularly around Pine Creek, Katherine and Manyallaluk. Occasionally the term "Mayali" is used to refer to all Bininj Kunwok dialects collectively, however this is not generally accepted usage. Speakers of the Kundjeyhmi dialect Kundjeyhmi (spelt Gundjeihmi until 2015) is a dialect of Bininj Kunwok, an Australian Aboriginal language. The Aboriginal people who speak Kundjeyhmi are Bininj people, who live primarily in Kakadu National Park. Kundjeyhmi is considered an enda ... of Bininj Kunwok often regard Mayali as similar to, or even the same as, Kundjeyhmi. References Further reading * , 2 volumes External linksBininj Kunwok online dictionary*Kunwok Gunwinyguan languages Arnhem Land Indigenous Australian language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-hatching
Hatching () is an artistic technique used to create tonal or shading effects by drawing (or painting or scribing) closely spaced parallel lines. When lines are placed at an angle to one another, it is called cross-hatching. Hatching is also sometimes used to encode colours in monochromatic representations of colour images, particularly in heraldry. Hatching is especially important in essentially linear media, such as drawing, and many forms of printmaking, such as engraving, etching and woodcut. In Western art, hatching originated in the Middle Ages, and developed further into cross-hatching, especially in the old master prints of the fifteenth century. Master ES and Martin Schongauer in engraving and Erhard Reuwich and Michael Wolgemut in woodcut were pioneers of both techniques, and Albrecht Dürer in particular perfected the technique of crosshatching in both media. Artists use the technique, varying the length, angle, closeness and other qualities of the lines, mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrylic Painting Techniques
Acrylic painting techniques are different styles of manipulating and working with polymer-based acrylic paints. Acrylics differ from oil paints in that they have shorter drying times (as little as 10 minutes) and are soluble in water. Since acrylic paint dries at a faster rate than other types of paint, some techniques require more swift execution before the paint dries. There are benefits to adding water before it dries out completely, because the paint can be manipulated for longer before drying. Acrylic paint eliminates the need for turpentine and gesso, and can be applied directly onto the canvas, though gesso can still be used to improve the look of a painting and provide a smoother surface to work with. Artists use various paint brushes and a multi color palette to help them find and refine painting techniques. Aside from painting with concentrated color paints, acrylics can also be watered down to a consistency that can be poured or used for glazes. Preventing paint from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Aboriginal Elder
Australian Aboriginal elders are highly respected people within Australia and their respective Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. An elder has been defined as "someone who has gained recognition as a custodian of knowledge and lore, and who has permission to disclose knowledge and beliefs". They may be male or female, and of any age, but must be trusted and respected by their community for their wisdom, cultural knowledge and community service. Elders provide support for their communities in the form of guidance, counselling and knowledge, which help tackle problems of health, education, unemployment and racism, particularly for younger people. They may be distinguished as one of two types: community elders and traditional elders. Elders play an important role in maintenance of culture, songs, oral histories, sacred stories, Aboriginal Australian languages, and dance, and are also educators who demonstrate leadership and skills in resolving conflicts. Elders al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Blanasi
David Blanasi ( – disappeared 2001), also known as David Bylanadji, also spelt David Bulanatji, was an Aboriginal Australian player and maker of the didgeridoo, known as master of the "Kunborrk, Kunbjorrk" or "Gunborg" style of playing. He is known for popularising the didgeridoo outside Australia, after appearing on television on ''The Rolf Harris Show'' in 1967. He subsequently travelled the world playing his instrument with his musical partner, songman Djoli "Jolly Lajwonga" Laiwanga, and was widely recognised for his skills. He was less well-known for his artwork, but he was also a skilled painter, using acrylic paint on canvas. He disappeared from his community of Beswick (now Wugularr) in 2001. He was a co-founder of the White Cockatoo Performing Group, which is still in existence. Darryl Dikarrna Brown, who was apprenticed to Blanasi, is part of the group and has assumed the mantle of master of the Gunborg style. Early life David Blanasi was born around 1930. Blanasi is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
