File 3: Photograph album relating to Warburton Ranges, Western Australia, Gulargambone and Condobolin New South Wales, 1944-1966

PXA 7774/Box 3

file

1944-1966

Graphic Materials, Photographs

9680411

1 album (119 photographic prints)

Page 1
1. Old men of the tribe, masters of ceremonial and teachers through whom sacred laws and myths are passed from one generation to another
2. [Senior Aboriginal man]

Page 2
1. Warburton Ranges
2. Taken as we left Laverton en route to Warburton [Dora and Harry Wakerley]
3. Nearly 400 miles of this type of country 4. “

Page 3
1. Minnie Creek Rockhole. On the trip the men had to dig 8ft under rocks for water & it took 8 hours to fill a 44 gallon drum
2. Totem pole
3. Explorers tree. 6 miles S.E. of Mission
4. This was called “The Zoo”. Charcoal stored here
5. “The Zoo”
6. The Creek

Page 4
1. The Gudgeon Rockhole
2. Warburton Ranges
3. Kitchen House, Children’s Kitchen and Girls’ Dormitory
4. Mission House. Mud walls 1ft thick, corrugated iron roof
5. Life line [water tank]
6. Home children [group of young boys]
7. Home children

Page 5
1. Rockhole
2. First Boys’ dormitory
3-4. Party with camels at well
5. Home children
6. Warburton men
7. Blind Tugutha

Page 6
1. Home children & Dora
2. Shell necklet means this man has travelled nearly 400 miles
3. All they possess in this world
4. Good hunting
5. Just in from the north
6. Good hunting also and good eating [Dora with goanna]

Page 7
1. Didjilbee Rockhole – a favourite picnic spot
2. [Aboriginal man]
3. These men & women had never seen white people before
4. [Three children]
5. These man & women has never seen white people before
6. [Aboriginal man]

Page 8
1. A real warrior
2. Outside the Church
3. Roy Nash giving out clothing
4-5. The old and sick soon found they would be clothed and fed

Page 9
1-2. Church services – Held outside in hot weather – complete with dogs & babies
3. Coolamun [coolamon] – many uses. Carrying water, food or children
4. Kurrurdaree
5. Gospel by pictures & interpreter

Page 10
1. Breakdown
2. Starving party picked up on way to Laverton
3. Maintenance
4. The new truck finally loaded
5. Mulga for charcoal burning. Note hopper which held 2 full bags of charcoal

Page 11
1. Kultabunna chief witch doctor and his cohorts
2. Corroboree – a way of life
3. Curiosity brought many from further afield [young woman]
4. “ [group of men seated]
5. What does the future hold for these youngsters?
6. Pumping water

Page 12
1. Kultabunna, chief witch doctor & cohorts
2. Rabbits make a change in diet
3. All set! [man with spears and woomera]
4. [Group of men seated]
5. [Senior man]

Page 13
1-2. What a “cock-eyed- bob” did to Mission House
3. Harry & joey [kangaroo]
4. Paul Gurrier-Jones shearing
5. Jinadarra – right arm smashed in fight
6. First Bible School
7. [Teenagers]

Page 14
1-4. First christian burial at Warburton
5. Tropical ulcer
6-7. Home children

Page 15
1. Gulargambone. Far West of N.S. Wales. Gular Rly Stn
2. [Bicycle]
3. Our home, Coonamble St. And first means of transport to collect wood and take piano accordion over to Reserve.
4. [Bicycle with accordion]
5. Second means of transport, 1938 Chev. Over 40,000 miles covered in this car

Page 16
1. The Wakerleys & Pastor Jim & Helen Gray
2. First services held under this Peppercorn tree
3. Doug Brandy’s old home given for use as Chruch
4-5. Open air meetings

Page 17
1-4. Typical homes on Reserve
5-8. New Church under construction on Reserve

Page 18
1. Gulargambone: The first Church completed. Much of the material was from the old Court House, formerly used as town Church. Mr J. Jago made and fitted the windows. Itineration: From G’bone to Coonamble, Quambone, Warren, Walgett, Gilgandra, Dubbo, Coonabarabran. From Bourke to Brewarrina, Collarenebri, Cunnamulla, Goodooga, etc. Enngonia
2. The team from Bourke
3. Q’ld – N.S.W. border
4-5. Church and people at Collarenebri

Page 19
1. Quambone [two men and children]
2. [Large group outside corrugated building]
3. Goodooga
4. Warren
5. Collarenebri [large group]
6. Collarenebri [woman with two children]
7. Cunnamulla: Wildpig for dinner
8. Walgett [large group of women and children]

Page 20
1. Walgett [large group of women and children]
2. Thunder Rock, Armidale
3. Brewarrina [woman and child]
4. Collarenebri [two men]
5. Cattle en route to Enngonia
6. Wallangarra: Q’ld & N.S.W. border

Page 21
1. The van still in use, now in Sydney, transporting Harry and model engine
2. The new Holden Panel Van. Many thousands of miles travelled throughout the North West of N.S. Wales and Queensland
3. Meeting in progress outside the home given by Doug Brandy to be used as a Church

Page 22
1. Gulargabone Church. Completed in 1956
2. The benefits of early treatment showed up in ensuing years and at school Estelle was noted for her ability to run. Let me quote from one of the Gulargambone School reports: Gilgandra Sports. Estelle Wakerley completely outclassed the opposition to win her 11 yr old Championship race. Estelle gained the honour to travel to Sydney to compete in the State finals where she won her heat then gained a place in the semi-finals.

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Titles from captions beneath photographs, unless indicated by square brackets

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are kindly advised that this collection includes images and names of people who have passed, and depictions of men’s ceremonies and funeral practices.

Some captions in the photograph album may reflect the author's/creator's attitude or that of the period in which they were written, but are now considered inappropriate in today's context.

In pen on title page: 'Warburton Ranges, 1944. 1000 miles N.E. of Perth
Gulargambone & Condobolin N.S. Wales to 1966'.

Photographs were removed from their albums for conservation purposes in 2024.