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Giles Weather Station

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A rocket fell from the sky. Only the whitefellas were there to hear it. All the Yarnangu were gone to the mission with Mr MacDougall and Mr Macaulay.

Dorcas Tinamayi Bennett

This painting shows an aerial view of the Giles meteorological station, set up to aid the weapons testing program at Woomera and Maralinga in South Australia.

Dorcas Tinamayi Bennett
Born 1956
Tjarurru skin group

Dorcas Tinamayi Bennett was born at Wurturu rock-hole near Kaltukatjarra (Docker River).

Her family was living in the Warakurna–Tjukurla area when they came into contact with Native Patrol Officer Bob Macaulay, who took them to Amata settlement in South Australia.

Eventually they were reunited with family in Warburton and joined the push to return to their homelands by firstly moving to Kaltukatjarra in 1968 and Warakurna in 1974.

View other works by Dorcas Tinamayi Bennett