Brewarrina, 9 November 2016-9 April 2017 / photographs by Brad Steadman ; commissioned by the State Library of New South Wales

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9 November 2016-9 April 2017

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102 photographs - digital, Camera RAW, colour

The State Library of New South Wales commissioned community historian and photographer Brad Steadman to photograph the land and culture of contemporary Brewarrina, New South Wales, over a six-month period in 2016-2017. The project aimed to document an area, outside Sydney, with a large Indigenous population and significant Indigenous cultural heritage, as recorded by an Indigenous community photographer. Specific topics of interest were the Brewarrina fish traps and other significant sites, seasonal changes along the Barwon River, local Indigenous events, and leaders and other prominent figures in the Brewarrina Indigenous community.

Brad Steadman is a Brewarrina resident of Ngemba ancestry who is a local knowledge keeper and a teacher of Aboriginal language revival strategies.

Reference:
Library correspondence file

Item 001: Barwon River in high water looking upstream with storm clouds, 9 November 2016
Item 002: Barwon River in high water looking downstream, 9 November 2016
Item 003: Barwon River in high water looking downstream, 9 November 2016
Item 004: Barwon River in high water looking upstream, 9 November 2016
Item 005: Barwon River in high water looking upstream from Black Rock, 10 November 2016
Item 006: Sign with short culture and history of fish traps taken from 1906 survey by A.W. Mullen BSc, 11 November 2016
Item 007: Tourist resting spot on the Bourke Road known locally as the Old Drinking Shed, out of town, 12 November 2016
Item 008: Cato Creek in high water on the Goodooga Road looking downstream, 12 November 2016
Item 009: Cato Creek bridge, 12 November 2016
Item 010: Barwon River in high water looking downstream, notice flood peak mark on trees, 13 November 2016
Item 011: Black Rock looking downstream, 13 November 2016
Item 012: Aboriginal Cultural Museum grounds, first dome, 15 November 2016

Item 013: Morning picture of fish ladder looking downstream, 17 November 2016
Item 014: Rusted out old car in the old orange orchard, morning shot looking downriver, 17 November 2016
Item 015: Old orange orchard, morning shot looking downstream, 17 November 2016
Item 016: Fish ladder, morning shot looking downstream, 18 November 2016
Item 017: Barwon River looking downstream to the weir, 18 November 2016
Item 018: Mussel buried in the mud after flood, 18 November 2016
Item 019: Mussel shell out of the mud after flood, 18 November 2016
Item 020: Welcome to Bre sign on the entrance to town from Coolabah, 19 November 2016
Item 021: The old pump house looking upstream, 19 November 2016
Item 022: Brewarrina Races bookies stand, 19 November 2016
Item 023: Brewarrina Races ladies shade area, 19 November 2016
Item 024: Brewarrina Races view of grandstand and mounting yards, 19 November 2016
Item 025: Brewarrina Races calling and recording stand, 19 November 2016
Item 026: Brewarrina Races local crowd in the grandstand, 19 November 2016
Item 027: Barwon River dead young bony bream, not seen very often these days, 21 November 2016
Item 028: Brewarrina Aboriginal Cultural Museum interior of shop, second dome, 22 November 2016
Item 029: Brewarrina Aboriginal Cultural Museum interior exhibition, first dome, 22 November 2016
Item 030: Brewarrina main street: Brewarrina Newsagency, a shop of all different merchandise, 23 November 2016
Item 031: Brewarrina main street: Friendly Grocer, 23 November 2016
Item 032: Brewarrina main street: the Brewarrina Hotel locally known as the Middle, 23 November 2016
Item 033: Brewarrina main street: signage to the fish traps, 23 November 2016
Item 034: Brewarrina main street: fence with local students' art work between the newsagent and the Middle, 23 November 2016
Item 035: Brewarrina main street: the Royal Hotel, last pub on the Barwon, 23 November 2016
Item 036: Brewarrina main street: R.G. McKenzie stock and station agent, closed business, 23 November 2016
Item 037: Brewarrina main street: Muddy Waters Coffee Shop, 24 November 2016
Item 038: Brewarrina main street: Anglican Church (Christ Church) known locally as the Church of England, 24 November 2016
Item 039: Brewarrina main street: Snack Bar, closed business, 24 November 2016
Item 040: Brewarrina main street: St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, 24 November 2016
Item 041: Barwon River, the river falling at the weir, 1 December 2016
Item 042: Barwon River looking upstream, river falling, 1 December 2016
Item 043: Alcohol Free Zone sign in town zone entry to Bre from Bourke, 1 December 2016
Item 044: Brewarrina Rodeo ice cream van, popular spot, 3 December 2016
Item 045: Brewarrina Rodeo spectators, 3 December 2016
Item 046: Brewarrina Rodeo view from the stand, 3 December 2016
Item 047: Brewarrina Rodeo cattle yards view from the stand, 3 December 2016
Item 048: Brewarrina Rodeo bull rider bucking out, 3 December 2016
Item 049: Brewarrina Rodeo the crowd watching on, 3 December 2016
Item 050: Boys swimming in the fish ladder, Barwon River, Brewarrina, 7 January 2017
Item 051: Barwon River fish ladder looking upstream, 10 December 2016
Item 052: Barwon River showing wire fish trap, 11 December 2016
Item 053: Christmas lights at Cousin Rosie's house, corner Church and Young Streets, 23 December 2016
Item 054: Barwon River at the weir, water is at a low level but still clear
Item 055: Brewarrina Aboriginal Health Service, Sandon Street, 18 February 2017
Item 056: Brewarrina Olympic Pool, Church Street, 19 February 2017
Item 057: Chantae Eyre, Young Sportsperson of the Year for 2017, Barwon River, Brewarrina, 26 February 2017
Item 058: Christopher McHughes, Australia Day Young Citizen of the Year for 2017, Barwon River, Brewarrina, 26 February 2017
Item 059: Chantae Eyre and Christopher McHughes, 26 February 2017
Item 060: Barwon River King Rock afternoon shot looking upstream
Item 061: Barwon River King Rock afternoon shot
Item 062: Barwon River looking upstream from King Rock, afternoon shot
Item 063: The night lights of Bre, Bathurst Street, approx 7 pm, 14 February 2017
Item 064: Kids at night, Bathurst Street, 14 February 2017
Item 065: Brewarrina Rugby League Club pre-season training, all age groups, 2 March 2017
Item 066: Hospital Creek massacre site. Hospital Creek is where the largest massacre in the area, some 300 men, women and children, happened in 1859. The monument was put there by the Land Council in 1995 in memory of the people massacred, 25 March 2017
Item 067: Hospital Creek Bridge where the creek runs. The actual massacre happened about half a kilometer to the right over in the tree line, 25 March 2017
Item 068: The old Brewarrina Bridge
Item 069: View of the non-denominational section of Bre cemetery. This area is mostly Aboriginal, if not all Aboriginal people, 20 February 2017
Item 070: Brewarrina Women's League tag team known as the Brewarrina Googettes at Geoff New Oval Bre, 25 March 2017
Item 071: This site is on the northern side of the river known as Barwon 4. It is a traditional burial site which spans both sides of the road, which runs between them, 25 March 2017
Item 072: Back To Brewarrina Mission gathering at the Integrated Child and Family Centre, organised by Lorina Barker as part of her PhD through UNE. It was held for people who were still alive and their descendants who come of the Mission. In this photo Lorina (standing near the large glass doors) has just finished her introduction, and Eva Boney (the lady standing towards the back) is about to do a "welcome to country" speech, 21 March 2017
Item 073: The Bre men's team enters the field, Lightning Ridge, 17 March 2017
Item 074: Brewarrina Googettes - Brewarrina Women's League tag team. Left to right standing at back: Rebecca Gordon (nursing Aria), Genevieve Kennedy, Rikia Nicholls, Tara Lee Kirby, Grace Gordon, Cora Gordon, Rachel Dodds, Jamie Lee Trapman, Audrey Frail, Priscilla Barker, Ashleigh Cochrane. Front row kneeling: Jenna Lee Conroy, Tiona Cochrane, Courtney Boney, Keisha Coffey, Tegan Boney and Mia Rae Murray. Lightning Ridge, 17 March 2017
Item 075: Dhinawan Dancers in rehearsal. Brewarrina Community Hall
Item 076: Co-ordinator Lacey Boney with one of the girls preparing their costumes at Brewarrina Community Hall
Item 077: Dhinawan Dancers preparing costumes for the Brewarrina Festival of Baiame's Ngunnhu, Brewarrina Community Hall
Item 078: Hip-hop artist Munkimuk (Mark Ross) with Eljeriah ”Eljo” Cubby at the Brewarrina Youth Centre. They worked together to write rap songs about Bre to sing at Brewarrina's Festival of Baiame's Ngunnhu, 4 April 2017
Item 079: "Footy For Fun" rugby league training for children, Geoff New Oval, Brewarrina. Hosted by the Brewarrina Golden Googars Rugby League Club for children under 6 or 7. Held as part of Country Rugby League's Youth League initiative program, 8 April 2017
Item 080: “Footy For Fun” Under-8s held at the Geoff New Oval, hosted by Brewarrina Rugby League Club, 8 April 2017
Item 081: Waiting at the opening of the Festival. Mary Waites, Della Shillingsworth, Ruby Dykes, Lily Shearer, 8 April 2017
Item 082: Mary Waites, Patty Smith, Debbie and Ross Coleman. Festival of Biaime's Ngunnhu, 8 April 2017
Item 083: Peter Dykes with grandkids at the fish traps, Barwon River, 8 April 2017
Item 084: Dancers Lily Shearer and Donald Shillingsworth. Festival of Biaime's Ngunnhu, opening ceremony, 8 April 2017
Item 085: Dancers Wally Winters and Darrell Fazldeen. Festival of Biaime's Ngunnhu, opening ceremony, Brewarrina, 7 April 2017
Item 086: Maliyan Diiyan Dance Group on the first day of the Festival of Biaime's Ngunnhu, 7 April 2017
Item 087: Brewarrina Shire Council youth workers Lacey Boney and Deaken Boney. Festival of Biaime's Ngunnhu, 8 April 2017
Item 088: Art installation / protest by What Environment In Repair (WEIR). Festival of Biaime's Ngunnhu, 8 April 2017
Item 089: Drawing tent, including Keisha and Jamaya Coffey. Festival of Biaime's Ngunnhu, 8 April 2017
Item 090: Boy drawing the fish traps, drawing tent. Festival of Biaimi's Ngunnhu, 8 April 2017
Item 091: Lawrence Shearer and Ronald Clapham. Festival of Biaimi's Ngunnhu, 8 April 2017
Item 092: Norma Bloomfield with grandson Deakin Bennett. Deakin is a youth worker with Brewarrina Council. Festival of Biaime's Ngunnhu, 8 April 2017
Item 093: Opening ceremony dancers, Festival of Biaime's Ngunnhu, 8 April 2017
Item 094: Opening ceremony dancers, Festival of Biaime's Ngunnhu, 8 April 2017
Item 095: Dhinawan Dancers. Left to right, back row: Lacey Boney, Doreen Waites and Chantae Eyre. The little girls are Sereahna Walford Shillingsworth, Rhiannha Walford, Jeanette Murphy, Carleah Boney and Raykye Waites. Festival of Biaime's Ngunnhu, 8 April 2017
Item 096: Kids singing on the second day of the Festival. Lead singer Eljeriah “Eljo” Cubby, back-up girls: Jeanette Murphy, Raykye Waites and Carleah Boney. Festival of Biaime's Ngunnhu, 8 April 2017
Item 097: Raykye Waites, Mary Waites, Sandra Murphy and Eljo. Festival of Biaime's Ngunnhu, 8 April 2017
Item 098: Jonathan Knight. Festival of Biaime's Ngunnhu, 9 April 2017
Item 099: Cooking johnny cakes as lunch for the crowd on the last day of the Festival: James, Roberta and Marlene Boney. Festival of Biaime's Ngunnhu, 9 April 2017
Item 100: Left to right: Lily Shearer, Fred Copperthwaite, Alfonso Pardo Cifuences, Kathie Clapham, Ryan Clapham, Noelene Shearer and Teddy Clapham. Festival of Biaime's Ngunnhu, 9 April 2017
Item 101: Jakiya French, winner of best yellow belly caught, under 10, Brewarrina Festival of Biaime’s Ngunnhu, 9 April 2017
Item 102: Stiff Gins, closing act of the Festival, 9 April 2017

Copyright status:: In copyright - Life of photographer plus 70 years
Copyright holder:: State Library of New South Wales
Creative Commons license: Reproduction and rights for the images are licensed under Creative Commons – Attribution non-commercial 3.0 Australia
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Brad Steadman

Acquired in digital format. Access copy available online