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Storylines traveled to Menindee to catch up with the mob from Menindee Central School – what a contrast from the…

Paakantyi language teacher Kayleen tells Andrew the Paakantyi words for some parts of his body. Paakantyi is the language spoken…

Andrew wants to find out what ‘meat’ means to the Paakantyi people of western New South Wales. He asks Kayleen…

Geraldine (Eileen’s sister) said that the only time she ever wagged school with her friends they went to the sand…

On their country away from the river, the Ngiyampaa people continued to be in charge of their ngurrumpaa (country) in…

Doonie is the last of the full-blooded Aboriginals left in Menindee. Robin was born on the Menindee Mission to Bridget…

Willy Philp is another of Menindee’s unsung heroes. He was born William Gregory Philp in 1953 and has lived here…

Elizabeth Ann Kelly (née King) or Lizzy as she is affectionately known, was born in 1945, the last child born…

Karl Williams was born in Condobolin on 24th January 1954. He Was the eldest Child of John and Coral (née…

Carmel King was born in Lake Cargelligo in 1967 and she comes from a large family that includes 11 siblings….

Pearl (Johnson) Ferguson was born in Broken Hill on the 18th of May 1940. Her early years were spent with…

Born in Broken Hill in 1934, Marie spent much of her childhood there before marrying and settling in Menindee, where…

In 1914 Bill signed up to join the Australian Infantry Forces in World War 1. Bill had to raise his…

Mrs Evelyn Bates (née O’Donnell) is a spritely 71 year old whose mother came from the Bourke-Louth district and Toorale…

Mrs King is a feisty 89 year old who was born in Broken Hill and is a member of the…

Meet William, an Aboriginal student from Menindee. William speaks about his wish to learn more about his culture and his…

Isobel Bennett grew up on the Menindee Mission where she attended school. She remembers some of the teachers, like Mr…