IDNO

T.68139.MFL

Description

Seven Arnhem Land people, including from the right Mavis Warvamiya (Joe’s younger sister), Harry Wirrimbitj, Bruce Dhudipirriway, Mary Maywada (in red dress), and Dorothy Walugu in blue skirt. The photograph possibly while sitting watching the planes land at Millingimbi airstrip. [Knowledge shared by Joe Neparrnga Gumbula, Arnhem Land, with notes by Rachael Murphy and JD 10/7/2012]

Place

Oceania Australasia; Australia; Northern Territory; Arnhem Land; Crocodile Islands; Milingimbi

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Mavis Warvamiya; Harry Wirrimbitj; Bruce Dhudipirriway; Mary Maywada; Dorothy Walugu

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Date

7 July 1967

Collection Name

Macfarlane Collection

Source

Macfarlane, Alan

Format

Colour Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.67481 to T.68999 and T.74937 to T.74998 were found in the box now numbered C494/.
T.68137 to T.68156 were found in the plastic slide sheet now numbered C494/36/.

Named Person: From the right we have Mavis Warvamiya (Joe’s younger sister), Harry Wirrimbitj, Bruce Dhudipirriway, Mary Maywada (in red dress), and Dorothy Walugu in blue skirt. The photograph was taken at Milingimbi airport. [Knowledge shared by Joe Neparrnga Gumbula, Arnhem Land, with notes by Rachael Murphy and JD 10/7/2012]

Place: Milingimbi is one of the Crocodile Islands located off the coast of north east Arnhem Land. At the time the photographs were taken it was used as a centre for Methodist missionary activities. [Knowledge shared by Joe Neparrnga Gumbula, Arnhem Land, with notes by Rachael Murphy and JD 10/7/2012]