Papunya History

By TooheyI
  • White Strangers

    In 1860 Anangu started seeing white strangers in the desert. Stuart went to central Australia but got forced to go back. Stuart was hocked so he headed back.
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    The History of Papunya

    This is a timeline about the history of Aboriginal and the British when they arrived in Australia and the history between them.
  • Adelaide to Darwin

    Stuart returned and made a track from Adelaide to Darwin
  • Fences, Cattle and sheep

    Cattle and sheep were imported from Brittan there were more food and more resources to make a town this was a really big step for the new colony but the Aboriginal people were confused.
  • Heading West from Finke River

    Giles travelled 500km west from Finke River in search for food resources and information about who had come
  • Telegraph Line

    A telegraph station was built at Alice Spring. More white men came to build the telegraph line from Adelaide to Darwin. This allowed people to send messages by morse code.
  • Attack on Giles

    Giles went west again and set up camp. His camp was attacked twice. Many people got injured in the ambushes.
  • The Arrival of new Animals and People

    Women and helpers arrived with 3000 sheep. The sheep were used for wool and food. The helpers started building schools, houses, stores and a churchd
  • Less Bush tucker

    Anangu Found less bush tucker because of new animals and new people destroying and taking food.
  • Cars and Civilization

    In 1908 white men started to use cars and travelled from Adelaide to Darwin. The white men built cars because the government was planning to replace camps with a town.
  • Northern Territory

    In 1911 the Federal Government renamed the north side of the New South Wales the Northern Territory.
  • School

    The government successfully created a town and in 1914 they created and opened up a school. The school was built next to the police station in the town which got named Stuart. White children had lessons in the morning and Aboriginal kids had lessons in the afternoon. Nearby there was a tin shed that was used as a dormitory for some Aboriginal kids.
  • New Type Of Transport

    In 1921 the first plane arrived in Stuart and by the end of the decade everyone in town was excited to see a train moving
  • Hospital

    In 1926 the first hospital was built in Stuart. The person who created the hospital name was Dr John Flynn.
  • Art

    Papunya art got more appreciated and more discovered at the Papunya School
  • Protest

    In Sydney, Aboriginal protesters went against Bicentenary as they were upset because they didn't think it was something they should celebrate.