Which we found a bit unusual.
We drove to the end of the track and found it before we found the well.
Passing a bush in flower. We've seen a few. We think a grevillea but are still investigating.
Its impossible for me to know what really led to Mungkututu spearing Tobin, who then shot Mungutuku at the same time as Mungutuku speared Tobin in the chest. Both died.
Tobin was interested in water at the soak. Perhaps Mungutuku defending the scarce resource. Perhaps no common language. Perhaps no understanding. Certainly a clash of cultures?
Tobin's gravestone says 6th of April 1907.
The gravestone edges are encased in the metal from two galvanised buckets, to prevent natives chipping off stone for spears.
The headstone erected many years later.
Part of a very non-Aboriginal burial ritual.
The artificial roses add colour to the graves.
Sadness, at the outcome of two very different cultures meeting.
Irony, at Mungutuku's headstone from an alien ritual.
Dark humour, at the placement of Mungutuku's gravestone near Tobin's.
A little bit more sadness that vegetation had been recently cleared from only one grave.
All in all, an opportunity for reflection on history and now.
We only noticed it when it moved.
Which was probably a native soak before it was a stock route well.
Perhaps honey grevillea.
The lakes form part of the Nullagine River, which I think joins the Oakover River, which in turn joins the De Grey River, which flows to the coast east of Port Hedland.
The sand a bit lighter, the dragon not quite so well camouflaged.
Which may be a clue to how slowly the dunes move.
Which sparks a discussion of how totally inadequate our English alphabet, derived from Latin, which in turn derived from ... etc., is in providing phonetic spelling of Aboriginal words.
Perhaps just me, I can't make sounds the same way as Aboriginals.
We are north of a rocky area with many creeks flowing from, all joining before disappearing into the desert.
At some time there must have been a lot of water. The desert wasn't always as dry as it is now.
