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Goldfields First Contact Period Interpretive Exhibition

Goldfields First Contact Stories is an interpretive exhibition of First Nations peoples about their first contact with Europeans. Some people were born in the bush and lived a traditional life. Some people were removed from their families and placed in missions. These are their stories.

A first contact period refers to a first meeting between two cultural groups. In the Goldfields region of WA, this refers to the period when the European settlers and the Goldfields First Nations peoples first met.
The Goldfields region remained untouched by European until Roe’s expedition in 1864. This is considered to be the first period of contact. It ended eons of stability of between 40,000 and 60,000 years where only First Nations peoples inhabited the Goldfields region.
Some Goldfields First Nations groups remained uncontacted and living on their homeland up until 1986.
In the Great Sandy desert region, a group of Manyjilyjarra people made first contact in 1964.
In Wiluna, Warri and Yatungka, who were also Manyjilyjarra, remained uncontacted till 1977 when they were removed from their homeland and taken into Wiluna.
In 1986, the Rictor family were living on their homeland in the Goldfields and were located by relatives to be taken to Yakadunya. These are some of their stories

Event date

03 May 2025

Event Details

Address:
49 Hamilton Street, Boulder, Western Australia
No disability access, several steps needed to enter the old Kanowna Hall building for the exhibition.
Times:
2.30-4.30pm Saturday 3 May 2025 for opening event Exhibition open Monday to Friday 8.30-4.30 - 5-16 May
Entry fees:
Free
Attendance limit:
no
Website:
www.wangka.com.au
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Devonshire tea available