Aboriginal Land Archives - Peter MacDonald Photo

Legends of the North – Akurra, the Snake

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On June 11, 2015
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Exploring the edges of Lake Frome in northern South Australia, an amazing mixture of textures and formations, even aboriginal culture. The lake is part of the local Dreaming story told by the Adnyamathanha people explaining how the region’s geology and species originated. According to this Dreaming story, Lake Frome was emptied of its water by the Rainbow Serpent Akurra when he ventured down […]

Autumn Colours – The Gammon Ranges

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On March 26, 2012
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Like everywhere else autumn brings a new range of colours to be photographed, and in the Flinders Ranges it is no different. The colours maybe softer, less vivid than those of the summer months but in their own way just as beautiful. The is a view from Moro Gorge on the IPA lands of Nantawarrina […]

Worth Saving Pt. 3

Posted by webmaster
On September 2, 2009
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The beautiful Moro gorge, part of the Nantawarrina IPA and home to a thriving colony of yellow-footed rock wallabies. The Sentimental Bloke was commissioned to do a photographic presentation on the Nantawarrina project when the Nepabunna Communithy hosted IPA delegates from all over Australia. This photos and the ones in the previous postings were just […]

Worth Saving Pt. 2

Posted by webmaster
On August 30, 2009
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Nantawarrina’s a big place. 580 square kilometres and there’s some beautiful gorges, waterholes, springs and fine geological formations. When it was made an IPA, the Adnyamathanha people used their knowledge of the land to bring back the native flora and fauna. They removed all feral and pastoral animals but left the man-made watering points. This […]