Mutawintji (Mootwingee)
Mutawintji, in the Bynguano Range north-east of Broken Hill, holds one of the best collections of Aboriginal rock art in New South Wales: many engravings, plus paintings and hand stencils in rock overhangs. It is the country of the Pantjikali, Wanyuparlku, Wilyakali and Malyangapa people. In 1998 it became the first national park in New South Wales handed back to Aboriginal ownership, and the Historic Site that holds most of the art can only be visited with an Aboriginal guide.
Dated events and their evidence
- 1927 CE mainstream
First government reserve here, for the preservation of caves, fauna and flora and Aboriginal carvings and drawings source - 1962 CE mainstream
F. D. McCarthy and N. W. G. Macintosh publish the first archaeological survey of the Mootwingee engravings and camp sites source - 1967 CE mainstream
Mootwingee Historic Site established over the earlier reserve under the first National Parks and Wildlife Act source - 1983 CE mainstream
On 4 September the Aboriginal owners blockade the entrance to the Historic Site to claim back ownership and control source - 1998 CE mainstream
On 4 September the lands are vested in the Mutawintji Local Aboriginal Land Council, leased back to the state and renamed Mutawintji source
Where
31.2430° S, 142.2980° E
Sources
- https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/mutawintji-lease-back-agreement.pdf
- https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.25.1962.665
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