Yunpuru Parnti
Paakantyi language teacher Kayleen tells Andrew the Paakantyi words for some parts of his body. Paakantyi is the language spoken…
Identity
Wan.ga: meat and the meaning of it to the Paakantyi People
Andrew wants to find out what ‘meat’ means to the Paakantyi people of western New South Wales. He asks Kayleen…
Geraldine ‘Tub’ and Shannon Rolton
Geraldine (Eileen’s sister) said that the only time she ever wagged school with her friends they went to the sand…
The Ngiyampaa people
On their country away from the river, the Ngiyampaa people continued to be in charge of their ngurrumpaa (country) in…
Robin ‘Doonie’ Murray
Doonie is the last of the full-blooded Aboriginals left in Menindee. Robin was born on the Menindee Mission to Bridget…
Willy Philp
Willy Philp is another of Menindee’s unsung heroes. He was born William Gregory Philp in 1953 and has lived here…
Elizabeth Ann Kelly
Elizabeth Ann Kelly (née King) or Lizzy as she is affectionately known, was born in 1945, the last child born…
Mr Karl Williams
Karl Williams was born in Condobolin on 24th January 1954. He Was the eldest Child of John and Coral (née…
Ms Carmel King
Carmel King was born in Lake Cargelligo in 1967 and she comes from a large family that includes 11 siblings….
Mrs Pearl Ferguson
Pearl (Johnson) Ferguson was born in Broken Hill on the 18th of May 1940. Her early years were spent with…
Marie Dawn Halls
Born in Broken Hill in 1934, Marie spent much of her childhood there before marrying and settling in Menindee, where…
Mr Bill ’Cobar’ Williams
In 1914 Bill signed up to join the Australian Infantry Forces in World War 1. Bill had to raise his…
Mrs Evelyn Bates
Mrs Evelyn Bates (née O’Donnell) is a spritely 71 year old whose mother came from the Bourke-Louth district and Toorale…
Mrs Lorraine King
Mrs King is a feisty 89 year old who was born in Broken Hill and is a member of the…
William’s story
Meet William, an Aboriginal student from Menindee. William speaks about his wish to learn more about his culture and his…
Isobel Bennett on school at the Menindee Mission
Isobel Bennett grew up on the Menindee Mission where she attended school. She remembers some of the teachers, like Mr…