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Reply By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Saturday, May 09, 2020 at 10:51

Saturday, May 09, 2020 at 10:51
That’s another one John That is very easy, It’s in the Simpson Desert, Northern Territory section.

We first discovered it back in 2005 and back then there were 3 grinding stones near the old wurlie, and I only told one other person where it was.

He claim he told no living sole, yet within a couple of years the grinders were gone.

I will now put it back on you, it was near a once very important Aboriginal native soak. Do you know the aboriginal name for the soak, and who was the first European to discover it? And how was the soak ruined?
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Follow Up By: Member - JOHN C16 - Saturday, May 09, 2020 at 11:33

Saturday, May 09, 2020 at 11:33
Stephen is correct. The photo shows an Aboriginal Wiltja (Wirlie) in the Simpson Desert. This feature is marked on some maps and appears in Places. It is located near the Hay River Track.

The nearby soak is Kilpatha Aboriginal Well. The well was visited by Augustus Poeppel and Larry Wells in 1884 and by David Lindsay in 1886. The well was ruined by an oil exploration company bulldozer.



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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Saturday, May 09, 2020 at 11:48

Saturday, May 09, 2020 at 11:48
Did you also know that the eastern dune overlooking Kilpatha was an important aboriginal burial grounds.

Also when we were there in 2005 dingoes had dug a large hole down the bottom on the now ruined well and the soil was quite damp.
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Follow Up By: Member - JOHN C16 - Saturday, May 09, 2020 at 11:54

Saturday, May 09, 2020 at 11:54
It was the same in 2018.



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Reply By: Member - JOHN C16 - Saturday, May 09, 2020 at 12:22

Saturday, May 09, 2020 at 12:22
Another place.

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Follow Up By: equinox - Saturday, May 09, 2020 at 12:32

Saturday, May 09, 2020 at 12:32
Walga Rock

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Follow Up By: Member - JOHN C16 - Saturday, May 09, 2020 at 12:49

Saturday, May 09, 2020 at 12:49
Yes, it is Walga Rock in WA.

Bonus points for anyone who can explain the drawing of a ship in an aboriginal art gallery 300 km inland.

Mystery Ship

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Follow Up By: Zippo - Saturday, May 09, 2020 at 20:06

Saturday, May 09, 2020 at 20:06
Maybe Erich von Daniken could?
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