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Seeing white men in Australia
One day the Anangu were seeing white men in Australia, they thought they were ghosts or devils at first. -
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The History of Papunya
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Aborigines Resistance
The pastoralists were taking the land while other men were setting up the Overland Telegraph where they could send Morse Code messages. In 1874 the Aborigines attacked the Camp, one man died from both sides. -
Seeing more European activity
The Aborigines began seeing more Settlers riding on horse back -
Cattle's Arrival
As soon as the Europeans made their maps for Australia, the Governor began giving out land for cattle. The cattle drank all the water dry -
Missionaries
Another sort of settlers came from Germany these were Lutheran Missionaries, they tried to teach the Anangu tribes the Christian Religion. -
Transport and Health
After the First World War, things started to move quicker. In 1921 all the town was excited to see the first aeroplane land. In 1926 Dr John Flynn set up a hospital in town -
Anangu Camps at Alapi
After a major drought, Anangu continued to be squashed out of their country. They feared an attack of police or pastoralists. -
Papunya School Starts
In 1960, a school opened in Papunya, in those days, kids had to shower and change into uniforms. At the end of the day children put their camp clothes on again. -
People move to outstations
After years at Papunya, many Anangu were keen to move. Over the years people moved outwards and lived in outstations, a health worker from Papunya visited every week. -
Building Papunya
In the 1980s, Papunya developed as Anangu took more control over their country. In the 1990s, Papunya hit Newspaper headlines. The first battle for Aborigines rights became known as the Power Dispute. -
Papunya school tells it's story
In the last years of the twentieth century, Papunya school became stronger as Anangu and European followed the way of learning in Vision Painting.
