Ngadlu tampinthi ngadlu Kaurna Miyurna yartangka. Munaintya puru purruna ngadlu-itya. Munaintyanangku yalaka tarrkarriana tuntarri.

We acknowledge we are on Kaurna Miyurna land. The Dreaming is still living. From the past, in the present, into the future, forever.

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Photograph Album - 1939 Crossing the Simpson Desert

Archive Collections / Crocker, Peter / Photograph Album - 1939 Crossing the Simpson Desert
Date Range1939  -  1939
CollectionCrocker, Peter
Quantity   58   Photographs
Series IdentifierSAMA1130/02

A photograph album documenting the 1939 Simpson Desert Expedition under Cecil T Madigan (see AA202). The album belonged to Robert Crocker who was the botanist on the expedition. Photographs were taken by Madigan and David Marshall who was the expedition photographer.

The expedition consisted of 9 men and 19 camels; Cecil T Madigan (leader, navigator and geologist), Robert Langdon Crocker (botanist), Harold G Fletcher (Biologist), David Marshall (photographer), Robert A Simpson (wireless operator), Albert Hubbard (cook), Jack Bejah (camel driver), Andy (Aboriginal tracker), Nurie Moosha (camel driver), Ly Ly (Aboriginal man assist locating water) (6 days on expedition). They traversed 560km in 33 days. From Andado Station to Birdsville and then south to Lake Eyre and Marree.

Where there is information recorded with the photograph this has been quoted using apostrophes within the inventory title.

Photographs that have been reproduced in CT Madigan's publication 'Crossing the Dead Heart', 1974 are noted within the inventory description.

This album was donated to the South Australian Museum through Robert Crockers son, Peter Crocker in 2014.

The album consists 56 photographs and 2 newspaper articles.

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