Gurlanda Camp
MacDonald Downs Station
Northern Territory, Australia
5-8 August 1971, Project Days 066-069
The residence plans included here are representative of the wide range of sizes and designs found in the camps at MacDonald Downs and Derry Downs Stations in the early 1970s. All of them were mapped during the period 5-8 August 1971. The Residence Identification numbers used here are the same as those used throughout the Archive. For details, see the Data Documentation File.
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Contents
- EXAMPLES
- KEY
- LOCATION 11, NGUNDYA
- LOCATION 21, ALUGERA #1
- LOCATION 22, ALUGERA #2
- LOCATION 23, ALUGERA #3
- LOCATION 24, ALUGERA #4
- LOCATION 31, JIM AUSTIN’S ANOARDEGAN
- LOCATION 33, BILLY MOSS’ ANOARDEGAN
- LOCATION 34, ALEC LEE’S ANOARDEGAN
- LOCATION 35, WILLIAM LION’S ANOARDEGAN
- LOCATION 36, BILLY MORTON’S ANOARDEGAN
- LOCATION 37, WILLY NOTHING’S ANOARDEGAN
- LOCATION 38, WALLABY MOSS’ ANOARDEGAN
- LOCATION 39, MARNIE LEWIS’ ANOARDEGAN
- LOCATION 40, BILLY TIMMS’ ANOARDEGAN
- LOCATION 43, JACOB JONES’ ANOARDEGAN
The following are photographs of representative residential structures:
SL224 shows
Location 24, an alugera or single women’s residence, at Gurlanda Camp in
cool dry weather. The alugera which occupies the entire foreground has
two major sections. In the center and to the left is the cooking and daytime
living area with shades and a couple of smaller windbreaks. To the right
in the middle distance is the much larger windbreak that protects the sleeping
area. Other structures include three anoardegans in the left distance and
the ngundya under the more distant tree to the right of center.
SL231a shows
Location 21, a wet weather alugera which is considerably more complex than
the one in SL224. At the right foreground is an extended shelter with tarp
roof and spinifex walls. Just beyond it to the right is a long windbreak
with poles that could support additional tarps if needed, and evidence
of burned-out warming fires near the windbreak. At the extreme left are
a cooking pit and a pan sometimes used for cooking damper (bread). The
cluster of structures near the tree includes a shade from which containers
hang. In addition it contains four shelters for hunting dogs. All are well
protected with spinifex walls and roofs, and two are covered with tarps.
The open space in the middle of the alugera is the main activity area for
the large number of women and children who use the alugera every day.
SL246 shows
Location 33, an anoardegan or single-family residence, in hot weather when
rain was expected. The shade on the left has a great deal of spinifex grass
incorporated into the thick roof, while the shelter on the right uses a
tarpaulin as its roof. The photograph shows several important items of
Western manufacture including a shovel, water cans, clothing, blankets
and cups.
Pr101 shows
Location 11, the Gurlanda ngundya or single men’s residence, in cold weather.
Main features include a long windbreak that provides protection for a large
number of young and old men on cold nights, a line of sleeping depressions
separated by burned out fires, poles to hold a tarp if rain surprises the
occupants, remains of a kangaroo cooking fire and a great deal of open
space.
SL245a shows
Location 11, the Gurlanda ngundya, during a wet period.
| Location 11 | Ngundya |
| Location: | Gurlanda Camp |
| Mapped: | 5 August 1971, Day 066 |
| Note: | Approximate area 4550 sq. ft. |
| Location 21 | Alugera #1 |
| Location: | Gurlanda Camp |
| Mapped: | 5 August 1971, Day 066 |
| Note: | Approximate area 4700 sq. ft. |
| Location 22 | Alugera #2 |
| Location: | Gurlanda Camp |
| Mapped: | 7 August 1971, Day 068 |
| Note: | Approximate area 4500 sq. ft. |
| Location 23 | Alugera #3 |
| Location: | Gurlanda Camp |
| Mapped: | 7 August 1971, Day 068 |
| Note: | Approximate area 2200 sq. ft. |
| Location 24 | Alugera #4 |
| Location: | Gurlanda Camp |
| Mapped: | 8 August 1971, Day 069 |
| Note: | Approximate area 3800 sq. ft. |
| Location 31 | Jim Austin's Anoardegan |
| Location: | Gurlanda Camp |
| Mapped: | 7 August 1971 - Day 068 |
| Note: | Approximate area 1100 sq. ft. |
| Location 32 | Johnny Hunter's Anoardegan |
| Location: | Gurlanda Camp |
| Mapped: | 7 August 1971, Day 068 |
| Note: | Approximate area 3950 sq. ft. |
| Location 33 | Billy Moss' Anoardegan |
| Location: | Gurlanda Camp |
| Mapped: | 5 August 1971, Day 066 |
| Note: | Approximate area 3050 sq. ft. |
| Location 34 | Alec Lee's Anoardegan |
| Location: | Gurlanda Camp |
| Mapped: | 6 August 1971, Day 067 |
| Note: | Approximate area 3800 sq. ft. |
| Location 35 | William Lion's Anoardegan |
| Location: | Gurlanda Camp |
| Mapped: | 8 August 1971, Day 069 |
| Note: | Approximate area 1200 sq. ft. |
| Location 36 | Billy Morton's Anoardegan |
| Location: | Gurlanda Camp |
| Mapped: | 7 August 1971, Day 069 |
| Note: | Approximate area 1500 sq. ft. |
| Location 37 | Willy Nothing's Anoardegan |
| Location: | Gurlanda Camp |
| Mapped: | 8 August 1971, Day 069 |
| Note: | Approximate area 1300 sq. ft. |
| Location 38 | Wallaby Moss' Anoardegan |
| Location: | Gurlanda Camp |
| Mapped: | 7 August 1971, Day 068 |
| Note: | Approximate area 1500 sq. ft. |
| Location 39 | Marnie Lewis' Anoardegan |
| Location: | Gurlanda Camp |
| Mapped: | 8 August 1971, Day 069 |
| Note: | Approximate area 2000 sq. ft. |
| Location 40 | Billy Timms' Anoardegan |
| Location: | Gurlanda Camp |
| Mapped: | 7 August 1971, Day 068 |
| Note: | Approximate area 1750 sq. ft. |
| Location 43 | Jacob Jones' Anoardegan |
| Location: | Gurlanda Camp |
| Mapped: | 7 August 1971, Day 068 |
| Note: | Approximate area 3550 sq. ft. |
