A trek through time After the dam and the Ord River, we visited the Argyle homestead, the traditional home of the Durack family. The small homestead had been disassembled, piece by piece, and rebuilt 16km from its original location in 1969 due to the construction of the new dam in the late 1960s. The homestead was full of artefacts of the Durack family, and it was a pleasing experience to be able to decipher the long, confusing family tree of the Durack family.
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The Waringarri Aboriginal Arts Centre was our next stop, which saw us engage with Ted Carlton, an Indigenous man born on Carlton station who shared with us the great depth and complexity of his experiences. Once arriving back at the hotel, Darcy's speech on frontier conflict kicked off a discussion with the group that saw a myriad of ideas, views and anecdotes enter the forum. I saw this as a conclusion of the thoughtprovoking day, with the forum we created in the hotel courtyard a perfect chance for all of us to give our input and share perspectives. Our guides, Ted Carlton and Agnes, kindly showed us their amazing artwork as well as providing some history on the artists and the paintings themselves. They then treated us to some delicious bush tucker including boab nuts, waterlilies and damper, providing some new experiences for all of us. Ted also played the digeridoo while his brother sang some traditional songs alongside him. This visit gave us an inside look into the significance of the Indigenous Australians' history in the Kununurra area during the period of the cattle stations, as well as how important it is to preserve their culture and traditions. 2021 Premier's Anzac Student Tour | 6
