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September 3rd 2011

Published: October 15th 2011

It always made me cringe that most Australians seemed to have an opinion on aboriginal issues, even though they more than likely had never met an aboriginal person. I have to admit I was totally ignorant about the indigenous culture, being typically schooled on AC (after Cook) Australian history. But since travelling in the Northern Territory, I have tried to listen and expand my limited knowledge... Read Full Entry

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ghost net

luckily we didn't find any marine life caught in the nets. can you imagine the kilometres of nets that are still floating at sea or stuck on coral reefs?

drag net

some of the nets are either too large or buried deeply and so heavy with sand, that they have to be dug out and dragged by the quad bikes

gathering nets

each net is catalogued, photographed and weighed; and according to its size, shape, colour and thread size this can determine the country and factory where it was made

what a load of rubbish

All the rubbish bags are weighed & catalogued before being transported to the Nhulunbuy tip. Total of 1.5 tonnes collected over 3 days.

chilling out

beach

top spot for some morning tea & rock oysters

digging for oysters

Arian and PJ

bath time

where we bathed at the end of each morning's rubbish cleanup - watch out for saltwater crocs!

digging for mud mussels

by sinking into the mud and feeling for them with your toes and fingers

found amongst the mangroves

hot coals

waiting for the crabs, mud mussels & sea snails to cook

cooked mud mussel

tastes like a pipi

spear making

for starters - heat up tree branches to straighten them; strip the tree bark; file steel nails to spear points

spear head

sticking in the steel spear points

PJ spearing a cray

using his handmade spear

crayfish

what a catch!

Rhys holding the night's catch

15th October 2011

Geri
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That looks amazing
What an incredible visit. The photos are so amazing. Thanks for sharing this.

17th October 2011

Peter Bower
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Dreaming in time
Gus, i have had the opportunity to go to Kakadu, and wondered in amazement with a stare across the plains to Arnhem land. Thank you for reinforcing my thoughts on what is a beautiful place made up of beautiful people. We have so much to learn from these gifted people.

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