It was hard to believe that the faint path fading away in the barren land. If you would like to participate, visit the project page. The project began with modest aims to present an aboriginal history of the canning stock route through art and oral history and establish economic and professional development opportunities in remote communities. The canning stock route collection includes over 100 works of art, 120 oral histories. Rowerem przez kube sladami buena vista social club. Once exonerated of all charges canning was appointed to lead the party to construct the stock route wells. The deceptively simple version of this story is that it tells the aboriginal point of view of the canning stock route, a watering route for cattle blazed in 1906 and running 1,850 kilometers across western australia. The canning stock route project tells an intercultural and intergenerational story of aboriginal community, collaboration and reconciliation.
Work completed, canning a comprehensive history of the canning stock route 1906 2010 by phil bianchi. The canning stock route is a joint initiative between. Mantarrar rosie williams canning stock route project artist port hedland, 6. Canning exploration party leaving day dawn 7 may 1906. A comprehensive history of the canning stock route 1096 2010 book 20 10171 the beckoning west. It tells the story of the stock route s impact, and the importance of the country around it, in aboriginal voices and interpreted through. Thanks for information in this booklet that was kindly provided by the leave no trace program, and by the australian national 4wd council from its book travelling in outback australia by g. The canning stock route australia canning stock route. All the knowhow and encouragement you need to grow and fall in love with. During a sixweek trip along the canning stock route in 2007 and subsequent community workshops and bush trips, 80 artists created a collection of paintings, contemporary cultural objects and documentary material, from which the 127 works in the final. Samotny rowerowy trawers najtrudniejszej drogi wytyczonej na ziemi canning stock route w australii zachodniej.
The canning stock route, the route i was attempting to ride, starts with no signposts or warnings. Design interaction canning stock route book edition 1 tentworld. The canning stock route stretched between wiluna and halls creek, a distance of approximately 1850 km. Some loose pages for 1989, 1999 10432a2 1989, 1999 visitors book no 2. Loose pages 6295a1 26 june 1995 august 1995 and august 1995 to 2 august 1997. The canning stock route is a track that runs from halls creek in the kimberley region of western australia to wiluna in the midwest region of western australia. The canning stock route group brings people together from all over australia and the world, to learn, discuss and share their experiences on the stock route. The canning stock route, through great sandy desert in wa, saw the first contact between white settlers and local aboriginal people.
The canning stock route history of aboriginal interaction. The army considered the route to be a good potential escape path for people evacuating to the south. Canning stock route project initiated in 2006, ngurra kuju walyja one country one people the canning stock route project is a collaborative art project celebrating the aboriginal cultural heritage around the 2000 km long canning stock route, which traverses western australias great sandy desert, little sandy and gibson desserts. About ngurra kuju walyja one country one people the canning stock route project tells an intercultural and intergenerational story of community, collaboration and reconciliation. To create a custom archive, engaging communities and publics through sharing parameters that guardian culturally sensitive stories and share heritage items. Not just because they love the feel of getting their hands in the soil but because they ultimately want to feed their families better tasting and healthier food while saving money. With your permits they are to be downloaded by yourself and may be kept on your laptop or tablet. A modified map of the shire of halls creek, wa, at 2002 with the location of billiluna indicated is shown at figure 1 below. National geographic victorinox qhapaq nan mateusz waligora. The canning stock route project began as an exploration of the histories, communities and stories of australias iconic canning stock route from the perspective of the many aboriginal artists. The case study presents a good example of an ethical approach to recording and disseminating.
Working directly with the art centres, the canning stock route project researched the artists connections to the canning stock route story, recording hundreds of oral histories, painting stories and hundreds of hours of exquisitely. The canning stock route project, later to be exhibited as yiwarra kujuthe canning stock route, is now an incredible australian story in itself and is best summarized by the curators themselves. Huge dunes make it an ordeal to travel by motorbike, the supply situation is extremely difficult. A traditional look at the canning stock route landline. Monique lafontaine is an artist, a writer, and a manager of the canning stock route project s archive of content. Running 1,820 km 1, miles from wiluna to halls creek in the kimberley region, it is the longest and most remote stock route on earth too. Working directly with the art centres, the canning stock route project researched the artists connections to the.
We all know that canning is a great way to preserve an abundant harvest, but for some of us, it can be an irregular proposition. The track had to be capable of supplying sufficient feed and water to support a herd of 800 cattle. An accompanying publication by the same title includes paintings of conflicts that took place in this area of western australia. With a total distance of around 1,850 km 1,150 mi it is the longest historic stock route in the world. An introduction to traditional knowledge labels and licenses. We suggest that you download canning stock route information pack which contains information about the whole of the route and the sites along the way. The remaining 190 km to halls creek was already established. He was endeavouring to find a way by which east kimberley cattle could be taken to southern markets.
Though the canning stock route wells had fallen into disrepair twice since their construction in 1910, fear of japanese invasion in 1942 led to another full refurbishment of the canning stock route wells. It seems that every year, more and more people are coming back to the art and joy of gardening. Oct 01, 2010 as project team leader, she guided the development of the yiwarra kuju exhibition in collaboration with the national museum of australia. The artist, clifford brooks, joined the canning stock route project four weeks and 1,600 kilometres south of here when a convoy of fourwheel drives set out from wiluna. The canning stock route is a dirt track, nearly 2000 kilometres long, developed on aboriginal homelands as mining and pastoral industries expanded in western australia at the turn of the 20th century. Mar 12, 2014 growing a garden for canning how to plan to can and save big. The making of the canning stock route project and yiwarra kuju exhibition. The route is reputed to be the longest stock route in the world. A story that until now has been told mainly from a nonaboriginal perspective, it became a frontier narrative about the making of australia, but the voices.
In the following interviews with sam dinah, joan saylor and isobel bropho former inmates of moore river native settlement these small events embody the disempowerment and dehumanisation of the aboriginal people. Ngurra kuju walyja prospectus 2007 2011 by form issuu. The art and objects were gathered together within the canning stock route project s advance during a fouryear program developed by form, which involved aboriginal artists, traditional. Story and photos by jakub postrzygacz adventure cycling. John carty is a canning stock route project anthropologist who has worked extensively throughout the western desert and kimberley regions. As part of the multifaceted canning stock route project, from 30 july 2010 to 26 january 2011, the national museum of australia, canberra held an exhibition, yiwarra kuju. The challenging terrain never lets up on the canning stock route. For years, i approached canning as a way to save garden produce that my family couldnt eat before it spoiled. A number of the wells may still be in extant and in their form.
Only with meticulous planning and perfect equipment it is possible to get through. The canning stock route project set out to tell this story through aboriginal art and in aboriginal voices. The archive was to contain the entirety of assets created from forms 7 year project in western australia. Now, i know how much better it is to plan a canning garden around what id like to preserve instead. It explores their cultural diversity and interconnections with each other and their country and their part in a greater australian story. The canvas illustrates the significant jila springs and jumu soaks across ngurrara country, with the only concession to western mapping a depiction of the canning stock route. Life for the internees at the settlement consisted of a strict and dismal routine. But this indigenousmodelled, relationalcuratorial project achieved an arts industry first of staggering proportion. The wells along the route include bores, lined wells, and modified natural water sources. More than a hundred years ago the canning stock route was built as a cattle drive.
Working with western australias remote, regional and urban aboriginal creative sector to connect contemporary artists with artistic networks, collectors, professional and economic development opportunities. Museums australia magazine volume 19 1 by australian. Plan the perfect canning garden to save yourself tons of. Heritage council places database canning stock route the canning stock route stretched between wiluna and halls creek, a distance of approximately 1850 km. Growing a garden for canning how to plan to can and save. The canning stock route australia po box 5001 bedford west perth, wa 6052 ph.
Ngurra kuju walyja one country one people the canning stock route project. Thanks for supporting an australian owned and operated business. Ten years after the canvas was painted, ngurrara were granted exclusive possession native title over approximately 77, 595 square kilometresan area larger than. The national museum of australia acquired a significant collection of artworks and other material collected by the 60 artists who travelled along the canning stock route on a sixweek return to country trip in 2007 as part of the canning stock route project. It also contains many large extracts from george cottees book. This case study tells the story of an oral history project in western australia and the comprehensive approvals and consent process developed in partnership with the aboriginal stakeholders involved. Safety and survival for the canning stock route youtube.
It is today, depending on your direction of travel, the first or last trace of civilisation on the canning stock route. Louise lives in south hedland, where she works as a employment development officer for job futures. Canning stock route is a show that provides a forum for aboriginal painters and storytellers to share their own accounts of the legendary canning stock route in wa. Canning stock route for the enjoyment of all australians indigenous and nonindigenous. She began working on the canning stock route project in 2007, and has played an important part in helping to shape the canning stock route collection as one of the teams cocurators. In western australia, the canning stock route is one of the worlds most isolated public roads.
May 04, 2017 canning and his crew left wiluna on may 29, 1906, with the charter to survey and document a stock route to billuna, some 1860km north east on the tanami desert track show on map. B this article has been rated as bclass on the project s quality scale. With a total distance of around 1,850 km 1,150 mi it is the longest historic stock route in the world the stock route was proposed as a way of breaking a monopoly that west kimberley cattlemen had on the beef trade at the beginning of the 20th century. The canning stock route project has recovered the indigenous history of this region. In 2006, an australian nonprofit cultural organisation called form initiated the canning stock route project. Canning stock route is within the scope of wikiproject australia, which aims to improve wikipedia s coverage of australia and australiarelated topics. He and his wife ronele wrote that book, and erics talk brought back many memories. Sep 07, 2017 to see these labels and licenses in action, take a look at how how these are used is the mira canning stock route project archive from australia mira canning stock route project archive, n. The canning stock route is a track that runs from halls creek in the kimberley region of western australia to wiluna in the midwest region. Work completed, canning hesperian press real australian books. The canning stock route 2010, national museum of australia, amongst others.
Low this article has been rated as lowimportance on the project s importance scale. Any garden will serve you best if you start with a. Jul 04, 2018 he is the author and editor of numerous books including ngaanyatjarra. Rowerowy trawers andow najdluzszego pasma gorskiego swiata wraz z agnieszka waligora. A quick highlight video from this years trip along the canning stock route. Billiluna is in the northeast of western australia, 170 kilometres by road south of halls creek. Adventure riders head back to complete a part of the canning stock route after failing to complete it the year before due to a major breakdown. Peter vernon did repair work at the well and left the visitors book in a protected box for travelers. An introduction to traditional knowledge labels and. See more ideas about canning, canning recipes, canned food storage. The partly very dilapidated track crosses three deserts in western australia. Canning and his men set off from wiluna on 29 may, 1908. The canning stock route books and arts abc radio national.
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