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At the end of a day of rock art viewing, there is nothing more refreshing
than a swim in a billabong before flying back to Darwin. |
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To
get away from the crowds and see truly remarkable wilderness and the
world's largest collection of the oldest rock art, visitors must have
permission from the Aboriginal people... |
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Brian Rooke shows one of the many
grinding holes where Aboriginal people ground seeds for thousands of
years, before the government removed them people to outstations and
missions. |
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The Hole-in-the-Rock is
a sacred site at Umorrduk. |
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Katherine Gorge National Park. |
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Mimi spirits are painted in thousands of places here. They are the
thought, the spirit, that preceeded mankind. |
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The
Tiwi islands are a short plane ride from Darwin. Their unique art style
can be seen on public buildings - this is the marina. |
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Visitors can talk with the Tiwi women while they paint carved birds for
sale. |
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This is the sacred land of the Rainbow Serpent, an Aboriginal symbol of
creation. |
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Aboriginal guide Brian Rooke helps a visitor scramble the rocks to see
paintings that are between a few hundred years old, and 40,000 years old. |
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Brian Rooke showing visitors the art painted in one of the thousands of
art galleries in Arnhmeland. |
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A
billabong on the famous Yellow Waters Cruise in the Kakadu National Park. |