Rock Art Riches: The Devastating Cost of Australia’s Mining Boom
The Global Mail (AUS) - TTucked away in the sandstone ridges of the rugged tropics near Australia’s north-eastern tip, the ochre “bullymen” with their big penises and staring eyes still cling to the rock.
These are secret paintings, made by Aboriginal men who were driven from their lowlands by colonials hungry for gold, and who were then harassed in the hills by the Native Mounted Police, both black troopers and their white officers.
The locals painted the police, or “bullymen”, onto the rock, in the belief that these works would conquer the enemy...read more.
These are secret paintings, made by Aboriginal men who were driven from their lowlands by colonials hungry for gold, and who were then harassed in the hills by the Native Mounted Police, both black troopers and their white officers.
The locals painted the police, or “bullymen”, onto the rock, in the belief that these works would conquer the enemy...read more.
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