The Ngiyampaa people

On their country away from the river, the Ngiyampaa people continued to be in charge of their ngurrumpaa (country) in a traditional way longer than the Paakantyi on the river, but the stations were closing in.

Some of the people at Willandra Creek station around 1900. Standing from left to right: Hunthawang Bob, Jane and his daughter. Seated from left to right: Carasena, Old Kate and Carasilda.
Some of the people at Willandra Creek station around 1900. Standing from left to right: Hunthawang Bob, Jane and his daughter. Seated from left to right: Carasena, Old Kate and Carasilda.

Below are photographs of Ngiyampaa women on their ngurrumpaa.

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Paakantyi ancestor, Sarah Cabbage, is shown here on Albemarle station in the early days of last century. It is probably her husband, Peter Cabbage, at the door of their home.
Paakantyi ancestor, Sarah Cabbage, is shown here on Albemarle station in the early days of last century. It is probably her husband, Peter Cabbage, at the door of their home.
From the book Changing times along the Darling, 2009