what is the aboriginal name for ayers rock
Uluru


the then Chief Secretary of South Australia, Sir Henry Ayers. Since then, both names have been used. In 1993, a dual naming policy was adopted that allowed official names that consist of both the traditional Aboriginal name and the English name. On 15 December 1993, it was renamed "Ayers Rock / Uluru" and became the first official dual-named feature in the Northern Territory. The order of the dual names was officially reversed to "Uluru / Ayers Rock" on 6 November 2002 following a request from the
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Katiti Aboriginal Land Trust


law allowed Aboriginal communities to claim ownership of unused land, and to be granted freehold title to that land if they could show that they had a historical association with it. Section 4 of the act gave the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs the power to establish Land Trusts to look after the title. The Katiti Land Claim was formally submitted in 1979. The claim was for a larger area than what is held by the Trust today, and included the Ayers Rock–Mt Olga National Park. It was submitted by the Central Land
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Jacques Pugin


its title " Sacred Sites " from Australian aborigines living near Uluru (Ayers Rock), who give this name to what they consider to be their sacred places, surrounding them with fences to protect them. Today the artist widens this project by photographing locations around the world, such as desert, depopulated areas and natural sites. He captures traces that evidence human presence in the landscape and uses several means to highlight these traces in the image. His photographs are a reflection on time, space and the complex relationship between man and
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Ernest Giles


cross the continent, but in the circumstances all had been done that was possible. Giles was the first European to see the rock formations named The Olgas, now officially known by the Aboriginal name Kata Tjuta, and Lake Amadeus. He had wanted to name these Mt Mueller and Lake Ferdinand respectively, to honour his benefactor Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, however Mueller prevailed on him to instead honour the King Amadeus of Spain and Queen Olga of Württemberg. Giles supposedly discovered Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock), but was beaten
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The Dead Heart


of Australia's Stolen Generations - the forcible removal of Australian Aboriginal children from their families between 1909 and the 1970s. Midnight Oil recorded "The Dead Heart" for the handing back ceremony of Uluru (Ayers Rock) to its traditional Aboriginal owners. The band was then invited to tour through some of the most remote communities in the Australian outback with the Aboriginal group, the Warumpi Band, a tour that was known as the Blackfella/Whitefella tour. Sydney-based punk rock band, Frenzal Rhomb recorded a significantly up-
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Mutitjulu


Mutitjulu is an Indigenous Australian community in the Northern Territory of Australia located at the eastern end of Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock). It is named after a knee-shaped water-filled rock hole at the base of Uluru, and is located in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Its people are traditional owners and joint managers of the park with Parks Australia. At the 2011 census, Mutitjulu had a population of 296, of which 218 (71.2%) were Aboriginal. The majority of the Anangu
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Ayers Rock (band)


which becomes the face of an Aboriginal man with eyes closed when the cover is rotated 90° to the right. Artist and Mushroom Records art director Ian McCausland also designed The Rolling Stones' 1973 Australian tour poster. The album cover illustrates a central principle of Aboriginal spirituality: the deep connection between the land and the Aboriginal peoples. In an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission publication, "Our Land Our Life", S. Knight described the Aboriginal position: "We don't own the land, the land owns us.
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Uluru


given, by outsiders, of Aboriginal ancestral stories for the origins of Uluru and its many cracks and fissures. One such account, taken from Robert Layton's (1989) "Uluru: An Aboriginal history of Ayers Rock", reads as follows: Two other accounts are given in Norbert Brockman's (1997) "Encyclopedia of Sacred Places". The first tells of serpent beings who waged many wars around Uluru, scarring the rock. The second tells of two tribes of ancestral spirits who were invited to a feast,
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Robert Hugh Layton


: An Aboriginal history of Ayers Rock" (Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra, 1986 reissued 2001) and Australian rock art, a new synthesis (Cambridge University Press 1992). He has revisited Australia several times, working on the Hodgson Downs land claim in 1993-4 and helping to prepare the Australian Government's submission to UNESCO to place the Uluru National Park on the World Heritage List as a cultural landscape of universal value. He was the senior author of the Australian Government's successful renomination of the Uluru-Katatjuta National
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Gary Jeshel Forrester


to "Country Beat", Australia's country music journal, "Dust on the Bible" was "one of the best bluegrass-country albums released in Australia" in 1987, and Forrester was "one of the best songwriters living in Australia." In December 1988, Mike Jackson of "The Canberra Times" wrote that the Rank Strangers' second album, "Uluru" (the Aboriginal name for Australia's central Ayers Rock), "featured some delightful lead breaks on mandolin (Andrew Hook), banjo (
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Katiti Aboriginal Land Trust


1903, and Herbert Basedow marked it on his maps as "Curtyteena". Before the 1970s, the area of land now held by the Katiti ALT was considered crown land by the government. The region to the southwest had been declared an Aboriginal reservation in 1920. An area of land around Uluṟu and Kata Tjuṯa had been made into the Ayers Rock–Mt Olga National Park in 1958. The Katiti block, however, was considered unused. In 1976, the Australian Federal Government passed the Aboriginal Land Rights Act. This
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Hawke Government


with an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission as the main administrative and funding agency for Indigenous Australians. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission began work in March 1990. In 1985, the Hawke government officially returned ownership of Uluru (formerly known as Ayers Rock), with Governor General Sir Ninian Stephen presiding over the ceremony handing the title deeds to the local Pitjantjatjara Aboriginal people. The transfer was done on the basis that a lease-back to the National Parks and Wildlife Service and joint management by members of the local Mutijulu
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John Henry Sexton


Council for Aborigines from 1918 to 1940 and on occasion served as secretary. In 1935 he served as a member of a board called by the Commonwealth to investigate the treatment of Aborigines at Hermannsburg Mission and the killing of Yokunnunna, an unarmed Aborigine, at Ayers Rock (now Uluru) by Constable W. McKinnon. He married Mary Annie Playford (died 1956), the eldest daughter of Thomas Playford, on 30 June 1886. Their daughter Annie served as a nurse in Egypt during World War I. He was appointed an OBE in
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Human rights in Australia


Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1976, which, while limited to the Northern Territory, affirmed "inalienable" freehold title to some traditional lands. In 1985, the Hawke Government returned ownership of Uluru (formerly known as Ayers Rock) to the local Pitjantjatjara Aboriginal people. Indigenous Australians began to take up representation in Australian parliaments during the 1970s. In 1971 Neville Bonner of the Liberal Party was appointed by the Queensland Parliament to replace a retiring senator, becoming the first Aborigine in Federal Parliament. Bonner was returned as a Senator at the
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Edwin S. Berry


Gosse (William's brother, died 1888 in Darwin), Henry Winnall and Patrick Nilen (possibly spelled "Nilan"), three Afghans and "Moses", an Aborigine from Peake. William Darton Kekwick, originally appointed the party's "Collector", was too ill to proceed and died 16 October 1872 on his return to Adelaide. Among their discoveries was the monolith Uluru which Gosse named "Ayer's Rock". The party reached a point west of the Transcontinental Telegraph Line and were forced to return due to
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Uluru


Uluru (, Pitjantjatjara: '), also known as Ayers Rock (, like "airs") and officially gazetted as UluruAyers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory in central Australia. It lies south west of the nearest large town, Alice Springs. Uluru is sacred to the Pitjantjatjara Anangu, the Aboriginal people of the area. The area around the formation is home to an abundance of springs, waterholes, rock caves and ancient paintings. Uluru is listed as a UNESCO
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Uluru


would become the Uluṟu–Kata Tjuṯa National Park was excised from the Petermann Reserve; it was placed under the management of the Northern Territory Reserves Board and named the Ayers Rock–Mount Olga National Park. The first ranger was Bill Harney, a well-recognised central Australian figure. By 1959, the first motel leases had been granted and Eddie Connellan had constructed an airstrip close to the northern side of Uluru. On 26 October 1985, the Australian government returned ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aborigines, with one of
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Ayers Rock (band)


Australia, including an October 1975 show at the State Theatre in Sydney. McGuire returned to the group at the Dallas Brooks Hall on 21 October 1975, to warm applause. In late November Ayers Rock appeared at the final Reefer Cabaret event, at Ormond Hall in Prahran. The performance was recorded for a double album, "A-Reefer-Derci" (1976). In January 1976, "Rock Australia Magazine" named Ayers Rock Musicians of the Year for 1975 in their "New Year's Honours List".
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were fundamentally a high-volume rock band. In the smoke-filled bar of Martinis in Carlton, "Juke Magazine" collected a vox populi of the "packed to the rafters" audience. One person said, "I don't mind a bit of volume with my improvisation but this is so goddamn heavy." Gardiner's review described the group's live show: The band ... have cut their teeth on pure rock and roll and have, [as of] Ayers Rock, moved on to what amounts to
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Ayers Rock (band)


Ayers Rock were an Australian rock band which formed in August 1973. Ray Burton (guitar and vocals), Mark Kennedy (drums), and Duncan McGuire (bass), members of Leo de Castro and Friends, left to form the eponymous trio of Burton, McGuire & Kennedy. They added a guitarist, Jimmy Doyle, changed their name to Ayers Rock and invited Col Loughnan (saxophones and flutes) to join. The group signed with independent label Mushroom Records in December 1973. Burton left the following March, and
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Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park


people who had virtually no contact with white people. In 1920, part of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park was declared an Aboriginal Reserve (commonly known as the South-Western or Petermann Reserve) by the Australian Government under the Aboriginals Ordinance (NT). During the depression in the 1930s, Anangu became involved in dingo scalping with 'doggers' who introduced Anangu to European foods and ways. The first tourists visited the Uluru area in 1936. The Ayers Rock National Park was recognised in 1950, and in the same
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Noozles


father tells him that the only way to restore the balance between the two worlds so they can separate safely is to give the wiseman stones to Blinky, who will know what to do from there. After returning to earth, Alex gives the wiseman stones to Blinky, who now remembers what it is that he must do. Blinky teleports himself, Pinky, Sandy, her parents, and her grandmother to Ayers Rock, where the separation has already begun. Blinky and Pinky bring the stones to the top of Ayers Rock and
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owner Michael Gudinski promoted Ayers Rock in Los Angeles and they signed with A&M Records, the first Mushroom Records artists to sign with an international label. The United States release of "Big Red Rock" in February 1975 was followed by a tour there, later that year. The band played to large crowds, supporting major international artists (including Bachman–Turner Overdrive) before 35,000 people – the first Australian band to perform in large US stadiums. Ayers Rock were named 1975 Musicians of the Year on "RAM"s "New Year
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Aborigines Museum


The Aborigines Museum () is a museum in Ayer Keroh, Melaka, Malaysia. It showcases the native people relics found in the country. The museum building was originally located inside Ayer Keroh Recreational Forest. It was then relocated to its present area along the Ayer Keroh Highway in December 1996 and went under the management of Melaka Museum Corporation. The museum was reopened on 3 February 1997. The museum building is a replica of a native house, built based on the architecture adopted from the common houses of native people in Malaysia
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Ayers Rock (band)


wah pedal. Tony Catterall of "The Canberra Times" praised "Big Red Rock", saying that it "suggests the huge expanse of the outback, then takes you [...] to the Aboriginal secrets [...] [and evokes] the power surrounding the area [of Uluru] in a burst of truly inspired musicianship". Gil Wahlquist of "The Sydney Morning Herald" called the album "heavily accented towards jazz." It has changing moods, with quiet moments which are "eerie, euphonic, and
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History of Australia since 1945


believed to be the last uncontacted tribe in Australia. In 1985, the Hawke Government returned ownership of Uluru (formerly known as Ayers Rock) to the local Pitjantjatjara Aboriginal people. In 1992, the High Court of Australia handed down its decision in the Mabo Case, declaring the previous legal concept of "terra nullius" to be invalid. That same year, Prime Minister Paul Keating said in his Redfern Park Speech that European settlers were responsible for the difficulties Australian Aboriginal communities continued to face: ‘We committed the murders.
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Ayers Rock (band)


The land is my mother, my mother is the land. Land is the starting point to where it all began." According to the Australian government webpage, "The Dreaming": "Once the ancestor spirits had created the world, they changed into trees, the stars, rocks, watering holes or other objects. These are sacred places of Aboriginal culture." In May 1976 Gallacher was replaced by Russell Dunlop, formerly of Aesop's Fables, Levi Smith's Clefs, SCRA, Mother Earth, and the Johnny
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Kata Tjuta


Kata Tjuṯa, (Pitjantjatjara: , lit. 'many heads'; ), also known as the Olgas, is a group of large, domed rock formations or bornhardts located about southwest of Alice Springs, in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia. Uluru, also known as "Ayers Rock", located to the east, and Kata Tjuṯa form the two major landmarks within the Uluru-Kata Tjuṯa National Park. The park is considered sacred to the Aboriginal people of Australia. The 36 domes that
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Dual naming


name is European. For example, the landmark with the indigenous name "Uluru" and European name "Ayers Rock" is now officially named "Uluru / Ayers Rock". Similarly, some places in New Zealand have dual Maori and English names, such as Aoraki/Mount Cook. The practice of officially giving certain New Zealand places dual names began in the 1920s, but dual names have become much more common in the 1990s and 2000s, in part due to Treaty of Waitangi settlements. "Derry/Londonderry" has
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Ayers Rock (band)


evocative." Aboriginal clapsticks and the imitation didgeridoo allude to the indigenous character of Uluru and the surrounding area. Another section is double-tempo jazz fusion with guitar and saxophone solos, complemented by a rhythm section driving to a crescendo. The section concludes with a rapid rallentando (slowing of tempo) to another gentle phase. Changes in tempo and volume are heard throughout the title track, in contrast to disco (featuring one tempo and volume, which was becoming more popular). Like "Big Red Rock", the
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Northern Territory


two spectacular natural rock formations, Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), which are sacred to the local Aboriginal peoples and which have become major tourist attractions. In the northern part of the territory lies Kakadu National Park, which features extensive wetlands and native wildlife. To the north of that lies the Arafura Sea, and to the east lies Arnhem Land, whose regional centre is Maningrida on the Liverpool River delta. There is an extensive series of river systems in the Northern Territory. These rivers include
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Tony Ayers


Anthony Joseph "Tony" Ayers (16 September 193311 April 2016) was an Australian public servant. Ayers was born on 16 September 1933. His first job was teaching in a Victorian school. He later was an education officer in Pentridge Prison, Melbourne. In 1967 Ayers moved to Canberra as Director of Welfare in the Department of the Interior. He was appointed to his first Secretary role in 1979 as head of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs. Ayers moved soon after, in 1981, to the Department of Social Security (
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Ayers Rock (band)


King Harvest, and Leo de Castro and Friends. Burton McGuire & Kennedy were joined in August 1973 by Jimmy Doyle on guitar. Doyle had worked for the Delltones and Dig Richards, was musical director for pianist Winifred Atwell on her Australian tours, and was a session player in Sydney on Neil Sedaka's 1969 album "Workin' on a Groovy Thing". In September 1973 Burton McGuire & Kennedy changed their name to Ayers Rock, using the European name for the sandstone rock formation sacred to local indigenous Australians. The group
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La Chica de Ayer


"Chica de Ayer" (Eng.: "Yesterday Girl") is a pop song written by Antonio Vega and recorded by Spanish rock band Nacha Pop in 1980, which was included on their album "Nacha Pop". The title of the song was used as the name of the Spanish television series "La Chica de Ayer" which was based on the British detective show "Life on Mars", which was similarly named after a David Bowie song. The same title is also used as the name of a
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Henry Ayers


Sir Henry Ayers (1 May 1821 – 11 June 1897) was the eighth Premier of South Australia, serving a record five times between 1863 and 1873. His lasting memorial is in the name Ayers Rock, also known as Uluru, which was encountered in 1873 by William Gosse. Ayers was born at Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, the son of William Ayers, of the Portsmouth dockyard, and his wife Elizabeth, née Breakes. Educated at the Beneficial Society's School (Portsea) he entered a law office
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N. W. Ayer & Son


in Philadelphia in 1869 by 21-year-old Francis Wayland Ayer, who named the agency after his father, N. W. Ayer. N. W. Ayer & Son started its business by representing religious weekly newspapers. By 1877, N. W. Ayer & Son had become successful enough to obtain what remained of another agency, the Volney Palmer Agency. In 1884, Ayer expanded into the advertising business. Ayer styled itself the oldest advertising firm in the U.S. In 1892, artists and writers began working in groups known as creative teams. Eventually Ayer
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Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park


in response to pressures to support tourism enterprises, the area that is now the park was excised from the Petermann Aboriginal Reserve to be managed by the Northern Territory Reserves Board as the Ayers Rock – Mt Olga National Park. The first ranger was the legendary central Australian figure, Bill Harney The site came to attention on the night of 17 August 1980, during a camping trip when Azaria Chamberlain disappeared from a campsite and was claimed by her parents Michael and Lindy Chamberlain that her body was taken by a dingo. These domed rock
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Ayers Rock (band)


vastness of rural and outback landscapes were reflected in the artwork and music of "Beyond". According to a review by Forester in "The Age", the band and album have "titles to suggest space, time and distance" and some tracks had an "indigenous appeal". The lead track's title, "Moondah", translates into English as "beyond". In April 1976 Loughnan, who wrote the song, said in a "TV Times" interview: "The aborigines have had a raw deal
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Ayer deseo, hoy realidad


Ayer deseo, hoy realidad (Desire yesterday, reality today) is the first solo album by the Argentine musician Ricardo Iorio known for leading Argentine metal clusters as notable V8, Hermética and Almafuerte. The album contains emblematic songs of Argentine rock in the early years versioned by Iorio. The disc name "Ayer deseo, hoy realidad" is the name of a song written by Iorio to "Victimas del Vacimiento" (Hermetica album) in which he speaks of the dream of being a musician and touring during his childhood. While
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Ayers Rock Airport


Torch for its inaugural Australian leg. From there, the torch was taken for a run around Uluru, followed by a formal reception. Ayers Rock Airport has one main terminal for scheduled flights. The runway at Ayers Rock Airport is . It has a simple, single stage lighting system and T-VASIS. The largest aircraft that Ayers Rock Airport caters for is Boeing 737-800s operated by Virgin Australia. Despite the availability of flights from major cities, the main users of the airport are light aircraft. In addition,
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Johnny O'Keefe


At that time the NZBC had a monopoly on radio, they had only one J.O'K. record in their library, and they refused to play his new single "Wild One" – although a hastily issued version by NZ rocker Johnny Devlin "was" played. O'Keefe also toyed with the local press, playing on Lou Casch's exotic appearance by telling journalists that Casch was the son of an Arrernte Aboriginal chieftain from Ayers Rock (Uluru) and that Casch's hand-built guitar was made from mulga wood. The event that
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Ayers Rock (band)


were nicknamed "the Rock" by the Australian press. Since 1993 the sandstone monolith has been called by its Pitjantjatjaran name, Uluru. Doyle had worked sporadically for several years with multi-instrumentalist and arranger Col Loughnan, who joined London-based blues-pop group Kala in late 1972. Doyle invited his former bandmate to join in October 1973. With Ayers Rock, Loughnan played saxophones, flute, and electric piano. He had begun his career as lead vocalist for the Crescents in 1958, joining the Delltones in 1962
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Mike Oldfield


Children of the Sun", was released in 1969. After they split in the following year, Oldfield formed a rock duo with his brother named Barefoot. This was followed by Oldfield joining The Whole World, the backing band for Soft Machine vocalist Kevin Ayers, playing bass and occasional lead guitar. He and Ayers shared a flat for a time at the northern end of the Seven Sisters Road in north London. Oldfield went on to play on Ayers's albums "Shooting at the Moon" and "Whatevershebringswesing", both
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Ayers Rock (band)


saxophone at the University of Sydney's Conservatorium of Music and has been a member of its Jazz Faculty since 1978. In 2007 he released a solo album, "Ellen St". Although Ayers Rock's music is described as jazz-rock, this is a simplification. In the 2011 radio documentary "Rare Collections", presented by David and Jordie Kilby on "Jazz-Rock in Australia" for 666 ABC Canberra, Loughnan described other Mushroom Records artists as playing pop rock styles and Ayers Rock playing some jazz: "
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Indigenous Australians


1985, the Australian government returned ownership of Uluru (Ayers Rock) to the Pitjantjatjara Aboriginal people. In 1992, the High Court of Australia reversed Justice Blackburn's ruling and handed down its decision in the Mabo Case, declaring the previous legal concept of "terra nullius" to be invalid and confirming the existence of native title in Australia. Indigenous Australians began to serve in political office from the 1970s. In 1971, Neville Bonner joined the Australian Senate as a Senator for Queensland for the Liberal Party, becoming the first Indigenous
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Katiti Aboriginal Land Trust


Council on the behalf of several hundred people, most of whom lived at Muṯitjulu. The people were granted legal ownership to the block of land now held by the Katiti ALT on 30 September 1980. They were not granted the title to Ayers Rock–Mt Olga because it was already being used as a national park. They were, however, recognised as the park's traditional owners ("). Also excluded from the property granted were a area surrounding the resort town of Yulara, and a area covering the Petermann Road,
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Rene Kulitja


a successful exhibition of work made using these new skills, Kulitja and the other women received a commission from the Ayers Rock Resort at Yulara for a panel of glass decorated with traditional designs. In 2000, Kulitja was one of over 300 Aboriginal women from Central Australia to perform at the Opening Ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in Sydney. In 2002, Kulitja worked with Balarinji Studio in Sydney to design the exterior of a Qantas Boeing 737-800 fuselage. The design she painted was of Uluṟu. It was based on traditional
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Ngiṉṯaka


Ngiṉṯaka is a giant perentie lizard spirit being of Australian Aboriginal "Dreaming" Creation mythology. The Ngiṉṯaka is one of several Creation Ancestor Beings of the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Western Desert Speaking Original people of Central Australia. It is associated with Angatja, an area along an important Tjukurpa or Dreaming Songline. It is one of the two great reptiles of Uluru (Ayers Rock), Ngiṉṯaka and Milpali. Ngiṉṯaka Songline is the major creation story in the Angatja area. Pitjantjatjara land is criss-crossed by the tracks of many Creation Ancestor Beings
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Baldina, South Australia


Baldina is a rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, situated in the Regional Council of Goyder. It was established in August 2000, when boundaries were formalised for the "long established local name". The name Baldina stems from an Aboriginal word for a set of springs on Baldina Creek. The name was used for two pastoral runs in the area: the Baldina Run, established by Henry Ayers in 1851, and the Baldina Creek Run by Alfred Barker in 1855-1856. The cadastral Hundred of Baldina
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Indigenous peoples of Australia


There are several hundred Indigenous peoples of Australia; many are groupings that existed before the British colonisation of Australia in 1788. Within each country, people lived in clan groups: extended families defined by various forms of Australian Aboriginal kinship. Inter-clan contact was common, as was inter-country contact, but there were strict protocols around this contact. The largest language group people today are the Anangu Pitjantjatjara who live in the area around Uluru (Ayers Rock) and south into the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands in South Australia.
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Ayers Rock (band)


. Loughnan diversified into arranging and playing jazz tenor saxophone with the Daly-Wilson Big Band. By December 1973 Ayers Rock had signed with Mushroom Records, which released their first single – "Rock 'n Roll Fight (Going On)", one of the label's early records. Mushroom Records co-owner Michael Gudinski became their manager. In January 1974 Ayers Rock performed at the Sunbury Pop Festival and "Morning Magic" (written by Burton) appeared on the live album, "Highlights of Sunbury '74 Part
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Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia


manages the Mossman Gorge Centre in , Far North Queensland. Several resorts were built in and around Yulara during the 1980s. Following a chequered history of the tourism developments in the Northern Territory, the Ayers Rock Resort Company Limited was formed in 1992 and after a period of growth, acquired resorts at Alice Springs and Kings Canyon and established profitability. In September 1997, General Property Trust purchased Ayers Rock Resort Company Limited and changed its name to Voyages Hotels & Resorts in March 2000. A year later, Voyages purchased Odyssey Tours and
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Walga Rock


Walga Rock, also known as Walgahna Rock and Walganna Rock, is a granite monolith situated about west of Cue, Western Australia. It is one of the largest granite monoliths in Australia. Of profound cultural significance to Aboriginal people, the Wajarri elders are the acknowledged traditional owners. An extensive gallery of Aboriginal art exists within a cave in Walga Rock. A painting of what appeared at first glance to be a sailing ship appears superimposed over some of the earlier works and underneath there are lines of writing that while resembling a Cyrillic
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Bradshaw rock paintings


area is unsupported by the linguistics. Research undertaken in relation to Aboriginal knowledge has also increased. This has primarily been seen in Aboriginal names being applied to the Bradshaw paintings, reflecting the specific Aboriginal languages used in the areas where they are found. For example, the Ngarinyin name for the art is "Gwion Gwion". Other terms include "giro giro" used by Aboriginal people in the Napier, Broome Bay and Prince Regent River. Australian rock art researcher David Welch notes that these words are probably different regional accents of
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Dick Ayers


Sullivan "describe[d] what he wanted in the Ghost Rider" and told Ayers to see the 1949 Disney animated feature "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad", one segment of which adapted Washington Irving's story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", featuring the Headless Horseman. "[A]nd then he told me to play the Vaughn Monroe record "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky". And then he started talking about what he wanted the guy wearing." After the trademark to the character's name and
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Ayers Rock (band)


energy of their live performances. Ayers Rock received positive reviews in "Billboard" and "Cashbox". Late-1990s music historians recognised the band's talent but considered their music over-indulgent at times, failing to bridge the gap between artistic and commercial success. Duncan Kimball of Milesago.com wrote "that they never really got the chance to reach their full potential." Ayers Rock were formed in the Australian pop-music scene of the early 1970s, which included artists in a number of genres: mainstream pop (Zoot and Liv
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Ayers Rock (band)


other artists were more commercially successful locally than Ayers Rock. Skyhooks were Australia's most popular band; their first album ("Living in the 70's", released in October 1974) sold 226,000 units, the best-selling album by a local artist in Australia to date. However, "Living in the 70's" was rejected by A&M and not released outside Australia. Ayers Rock were the first Mushroom Records artists to sign a recording contract with an international label. From the mid-1970s, and into the 1990s,
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Ayers Rock (band)


, years before fellow Australians the Little River Band, AC/DC, and Air Supply made their first US tours. At the end of their US tour in September 1975 Ayers Rock recorded their second album, "Beyond", at the Record Plant in Los Angeles. The album, produced by the group and John Stronach, received a $60,000 advance from A&M Records. On 18 October, "The Sun" reported that McGuire had left the band. At a reception when Ayers Rock returned to Australia, he said
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Ayers Rock (band)


Rocco Band. In an interview with Greg Kelton of "The Advertiser", Loughnan outlined the band's future: "If "Beyond" doesn't make it for us in the States we might as well forget all about Ayers Rock." From May to July they toured the US again, "only achiev[ing] limited success overseas." After the tour Dunlop and Loughnan left, and on 25 August Mushroom Records announced that Ayers Rock had broken up after Loughnan decided to remain in the US to study. Brown,
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Ayers Rock (band)


Music Report album top 100, and has not been released on CD. In July 1981 the group released a final single, "Lies", before disbanding later that year. In late 1974 Ayers Rock members Brown, McGuire, Kennedy and Loughnan played on several tracks of Jim Keays' debut solo album, "The Boy from the Stars". At the January 1975 Sunbury Pop Festival Keays performed most of the album live, with three Ayers Rock members (Brown, McGuire and Kennedy) joining the ensemble to record "
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Ayers Rock Airport


Ayers Rock Airport (also known as Connellan Airport) is situated near Yulara, around (5 hrs drive) away from Alice Springs, Northern Territory, and 20 minutes drive from Uluru (Ayers Rock) itself. An average of just under 300,000 passengers pass through this airport each year. The original Connellan Airport at Uluru was provided by Edward Connellan, who founded Connellan Airways in 1942. The development of tourism infrastructure adjacent to the base of Uluru that began in the 1950s soon created adverse environmental impacts. It was decided in
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Telok Ayer Street


Telok Ayer Street is a street located in Singapore's Chinatown within the Outram district. Telok Ayer Street, was named after Telok Ayer Bay, located at the foot of Mount Wallich. The Malay name refers to "bay water" because Telok Ayer Street was the coastal road along the bay. Telok Ayer Street appears in George Drumgoole Coleman's 1836 "Map of Singapore" as "Teluk Ayer Street". The Chinese name for Telok Ayer Street refers to the Chinese temple on this street – "da bo gong miao jie
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List of Dinosaur King characters


his card, she releases him knowing what Dr. Z would do to it. Name: Dill (Dainason)br Element: Normal Move Card Dinosaurbr First Seen in Episode: (35-)br First Activation: Seth first activated them for an experiment after he found it.br Found in place: By Ayers Rock, Australiabr Owned by: Seth and Rod (Alpha Gang)br Other Info: Their card is an Assist Move Card with a Critical Block and Final Fury abilities. Seth experimented on them to make them stronger, and their card form was changed from
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Ayers Rock (band)


a rock-jazz fusion. The inversion of the term is becoming important; unlike the bands to which they are compared in America, which have all lived and breathed jazz in its purer, more traditional forms, ... [the] Rock is made up of rock musicians. In a "Rolling Stone" interview by Margaret MacIntyre, Kennedy explained: "Ayers Rock was getting a live response that, to speak for myself, I hadn't seen happen with a crowd ... for a long time". In the same
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Tammin, Western Australia


and Tammin was one of the original stations when the line opened in 1895. As the surrounding area developed for agriculture, there was sufficient demand for land in the area for the government to declare a townsite, and Tammin townsite was gazetted in 1899. Tammin is an Aboriginal name derived from the nearby Tammin Rock, a name first recorded by the explorer Charles Cooke Hunt in 1864. The rock possibly derives its name from the "Tammar", the Aboriginal name of the "Black Gloved Wallaby" which was once found in
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Ayers Rock (band)


Maessen), blues rock (Chain), heavy rock (Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs), and boogie (Carson). Bands such as Blackfeather and Madder Lake combined mainstream and progressive rock. Most pop and rock listeners had never heard jazz fusion; when Ayers Rock incorporated the music into their sets, it was rarely performed by fellow Australian artists. At that time, the Australian music media expressed frustration that few local musicians were successful overseas. Many artists (such as The Twilights, The Masters Apprentices, The Groop
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Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps


an imbalance between the numbers of men and women in the settler population. As a result, the abduction of Aboriginal women by white settlers became a common practice. In one recorded incident in 1859 a stockman at Walcha Hut on the Lawson run was warned by Aborigines to release one of their women. He refused, and both he and the woman were killed. In retaliation, the settlers shot a large number of Aboriginal men, women and children in what became known as the Hospital Creek Massacre. The rock bar across the
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Hanging Rock, Victoria


and his younger brother Tom, 7, who were being cared for on a daily basis by the tribe after their mother had died. Their father went missing after looking for their mother. An engraving made by William Blandowski in 1855/56 shows a group of Aboriginal people camped on the hillside. Another engraving by Robert Bruce published in an 1865 edition of "The Illustrated Melbourne Post" shows three Aboriginal figures in the foreground with Hanging Rock rising up in the background. Attempts to uncover Hanging Rock's Aboriginal name have proven difficult.
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Ayers Rock (band)


." Ayers Rock began incorporating rock-jazz fusion into their sets, increasing the jazz aspect of their music. In his review of a concert on 19 October 1975, Paul Gardiner wrote for "Rolling Stone": ""Big Red Rock" was still tied quite closely to existing American styles." According to Gardiner, at the State Theatre "evidence" of jazz-rock "came through loud and clear". This was their first major Australian concert after their first US tour and recording sessions. The group
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Bunurong Marine and Coastal Park


Bunurong parks are named after the Bunurong Aboriginal people who owned this stretch of coast for thousands of years prior to colonisation. The Boakoolawal clan lived in the Kilcunda area south of the Bass River, and the Yowenjerre were west of the Tarwin River along what is now the Bunurong Marine and Coastal Parks near Wonthaggi. Middens containing charcoal and shellfish mark the location of their campsites along the coast. The principal features of the park are the striking rock formations including the large rock structure called Eagles Nest, located adjacent to the coastline at
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N. W. Ayer & Son


wasn't easy ... It is more about the Kaplan name ... We're in a situation where we have an excellent agency in Kaplan Thaler and at the end of the day that's the right thing to do." "Ayer" remained one of the most recognized names in advertising; other agencies approximately as old as Ayer are overshadowed by Ayer's legacy. Ayer's assets were bought by the Publicis Groupe in Paris, which closed down the Ayer offices in 2002. In 2005, the N. W. Ayer Philadelphia building was
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Jimmy Doyle (musician)


James Vivian Alfred Doyle (14 October 19455 May 2006) was an Australian musician, radio presenter and songwriter. He was the founding mainstay guitarist in Ayers Rock (1973–81), a jazz fusion, progressive rock band. As a member of Ayers Rock, Doyle appeared on all three of their studio albums, "Big Red Rock" (1974), "Beyond" (1976) and "Hotspell" (1980). They toured both nationally and internationally including through the United States, where they supported Bachman–Turner
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Ayers Rock (band)


. In 1980 they released their third album, "Hotspell", on their own Red Rock Records label. This album had a soft-rock style, with sophisticated arrangements and featured keyboards. It failed to chart, and the group permanently disbanded in 1981. Although Ayers Rock's first two albums were successful in Australia, none of their six singles charted. During their early years (from 1973 to 1976), the group were praised by local media for their music, stylistic diversity, use of technology, and the
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Ayers Rock (band)


& Too Tight, the Dingoes, and the Moir Sisters. From July to September, they promoted "Big Red Rock" in the US and Vancouver. The band played to an audience of 35,000 at a stadium concert in Seattle, supporting Bachman–Turner Overdrive, on 27 July and opened for Status Quo, the J. Geils Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Nils Lofgren. According to Australian rock music historian Ian McFarlane, "Ayers Rock was the first Australian band to play to massive crowds on the USA touring circuit"
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History of the Northern Territory


year Gosse observed Uluru and named it Ayers Rock, in honor of the Premier of South Australia Sir Henry Ayers. These barren desert lands of Central Australia disappointed the Europeans as unpromising for pastoral expansion, but would later come to be appreciated as emblematic of Australia. In 1863 the Northern Territory was annexed by South Australia by letters patent. Following annexation of the Territory by South Australia a fourth attempt at settlement occurred in 1864 at Escape Cliffs, about from present day Darwin. Colonel Boyle Travers Finniss was responsible for the settlement.
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History of Australia


first mapped by Europeans in 1872 during the expeditionary period made possible by the construction of the Australian Overland Telegraph Line. In separate expeditions, Ernest Giles and William Gosse were the first European explorers to this area. While exploring the area in 1872, Giles sighted Kata Tjuta from a location near Kings Canyon and called it Mount Olga, while the following year Gosse observed Uluru and named it Ayers Rock, in honour of the Chief Secretary of South Australia, Sir Henry Ayers. These barren desert lands of Central Australia disappointed the Europeans
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Quién Dijo Ayer


pop and rock from the likes of Maná, Alejandro Sanz, Laura Pausini, and now, Arjona." This departure made "Quien Dijo Ayer" the last album the artist directly released on his former label, although Sony later released another album named "Simplemente Lo Mejor". For this compilation album, Arjona re-recorded some of his older songs in a different style from the original versions, and remastered others. "Si El Norte Fuera El Sur" was transformed into a ska-style song, which he
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Hedley Fowler


Hedley Nevile 'Bill' Fowler (8 June 1916 – 26 March 1944) was a British Royal Air Force pilot who became a prisoner of war and successfully escaped from Oflag IV-C at Colditz during the Second World War. Fowler was born in London on 8 June 1916. He was educated at Rugby School. His father was a Paymaster-Commander in the Royal Navy and he was great-grandson of Sir Henry Ayers, a Premier of South Australia for whom Ayers Rock was named. Fowler's family moved to
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History of Australia (1851–1900)


Telegraph Line. In separate expeditions, Ernest Giles and William Gosse were the first European explorers to this area. While exploring the area in 1872, Giles sighted Kata Tjuta from a location near Kings Canyon and called it Mount Olga, while the following year Gosse observed Uluru and named it Ayers Rock, in honor of the Chief Secretary of South Australia, Sir Henry Ayers. These barren desert lands of Central Australia disappointed the Europeans as unpromising for pastoral expansion, but would later come to be appreciated as emblematic of Australia. The
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Uluru


exploring the area in 1872, Giles sighted Kata Tjuta from a location near Kings Canyon and called it Mount Olga, while the following year Gosse observed Uluru and named it Ayers Rock, in honour of the Chief Secretary of South Australia, Sir Henry Ayers. Further explorations followed with the aim of establishing the possibilities of the area for pastoralism. In the late 19th century, pastoralists attempted to establish themselves in areas adjoining the Southwestern/Petermann Reserve and interaction between Aṉangu and white people became more frequent and more violent. Due to
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The Soloist


, he loses his temper, attacks Graham, and leaves. This convinces Lopez's doctor friend to get Ayers help. But when Ayers learns what Lopez is up to, he throws Lopez out of his apartment and threatens to kill him. While speaking with Mary, Lopez realizes that not only has he changed Ayers' life, but Ayers has changed him. Determined to make amends, Lopez brings Ayers' sister to L.A. for a visit. Ayers and Lopez make up. Later, while all watch an orchestra, Lopez
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That's What You Get Babe


That's What You Get Babe is the ninth studio album by Kevin Ayers and his final recording for Harvest. Ayers had retired to Deià, Spain directly after 1978's "Rainbow Takeaway" and "That's What You Get Babe" was his first public appearance in two years. It was arranged and produced by multi-instrumentalist Graham Preskett who had been instructed by Harvest to give the album a more mainstream production, resulting in the offbeat and eccentric presence of Ayers and sidekick Ollie Halsall sounding rather absent from the proceedings.
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Ayers Rock (band)


2", released by Mushroom Records later that year. In March Burton returned to the US and was replaced on guitar and lead vocals by Chris Brown, formerly of Python Lee Jackson. Loughnan and Brown had played together in London as members of Kala. The band traced their origins to rock or pop bands from Sydney, except for Kennedy (who was from Melbourne). In 1974 Ayers Rock began recording their debut album, "Big Red Rock", at Festival Records' 24-track studio in Sydney. They were dissatisfied
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Ayers Rock (band)


1999 encyclopaedia "Dreams, Fantasies, and Nightmares From Far Away Lands", American author Vernon Joynson called "Big Red Rock" "an excellent example of jazz rock fusion Australian style. The musicianship is of high quality although it tends to become a little over-indulgent in places". According to Joynson the album had "radio friendly" material and three tracks "filled with fine virtuoso guitar and saxophone", but despite being "quite a popular live act, [Ayers Rock's] recordings were hampered by a
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Nick Ayers


Within two weeks, Pence was named to the national ticket, and Ayers was named to chair the Pence effort, serving as a volunteer. (Trump campaign releases and some news stories used the title "Senior Adviser", but Ayers had the primary role in Pence's campaign.) Ayers, Marc Short, and Josh Pitock formed the core team that prepared Pence for the July convention speech and the October Vice Presidential debate. After the election, Ayers was named as a senior adviser to the Presidential Transition, part of
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North Epping, New South Wales


North Walk. One of the well known landmarks is Whale Rock. The Wallumedegal Aboriginal tribe lived in the area between the Lane Cove River and Parramatta River, which was known as Walumetta. In 1792 Governor Phillip began the granting of parcels of lands to marines, and the area was referred to on Phillip's maps as the Field of Mars, named after the Roman Field of Mars probably because of the military link. It contained the area of what is now Epping and North Epping. The name Epping is derived from Epping
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Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park


the expeditionary period made possible by the construction of the Overland Telegraph Line in 1872. In separate expeditions, William Ernest Powell Giles and William Christie Gosse were the first European explorers to this area. In 1872 while exploring the area, Ernest Giles sighted Kata Tjuta from near Kings Canyon and called it Mount Olga, while the following year Gosse saw Uluru and named it Ayers Rock after Sir Henry Ayers, the Chief Secretary of South Australia. Further explorations followed with the aim of establishing the possibilities of the area for pastoralism. In
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European exploration of Australia


Kata Tjuta were first mapped by Europeans in 1872 during the expeditionary period made possible by the construction of the Australian Overland Telegraph Line. In separate expeditions, Ernest Giles and William Gosse were the first European explorers to this area. While exploring the area in 1872, Giles sighted Kata Tjuta from a location near Kings Canyon and called it Mount Olga, while the following year Gosse observed Uluru and named it Ayers Rock, in honour of the Chief Secretary of South Australia, Sir Henry Ayers. These barren desert lands of Central Australia
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Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve


. Archaeological digs at Birrigai, over the hill from Tidbinbilla, found the earliest evidence of the use of fire, dated at 20,000 years old. This was at the time of the last ice age. Excavations at Hanging Rock has dated occupation of that site to some 16,000 years. The name Tidbinbilla is derived from the Aboriginal word ‘Jedbinbilla' meaning a place where boys become men. The last corroboree, an Australian Aboriginal dance ceremony, held at Tidbinbilla was circa 1904. There are aboriginal rock paintings to be found at
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Nathaniel Ayers


Ayers and Lopez's relationship was also nationally highlighted in the March 22, 2009 episode of "60 Minutes" on CBS. Ayers's sister, Jennifer Ayers-Moore, is the chairwoman and founder of the Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Foundation. The foundation, launched in 2008, began with Jennifer’s desire to help what she and Nathaniel hope will be thousands of people. An endowment will be set up to continue their ability to keep the public awareness about mental health at the forefront of the nation's consciousness. The NAAF will
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Bradshaw rock paintings


home to various Aboriginal language groups, the rock art is referred to and known by many different Aboriginal names, the most common of which are "Gwion Gwion" or "Giro Giro." The art consists primarily of human figures ornamented with accessories such as bags, tassels and headdresses. Rock art in the Kimberley region was first recorded by the explorer and future South Australian governor, Sir George Grey as early as 1838. This rock art is now known as Wandjina style art. While searching for suitable pastoral land in the
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Ayers Rock (band)


, and Hamish Stuart on drums. In March 1980 the band released another single, "On the Avenue", followed in May by their third LP – "Hotspell" – on their own Red Rock Records (distributed by RCA Records). Recorded at the Music Farm in Byron Bay, it was engineered by former member Duncan McGuire. In "The Canberra Times", Luis Feliu noted the "new-sounding" Ayers Rock and their "laid-back" style. There had been a major change in songwriting
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Elbridge Ayer Burbank


on their own ground, the once noted Indian chiefs America now so rapidly passing away. For the last twenty years Mr. Burbank has journeyed from camp to camp among the aborigines of the northwest and southwest, painting successively all the great warriors whose prowess has made their names famous in frontier history. It is, therefore, with considerable pride that The Graphic calls attention to a series of articles from Mr. Burbank's pen, describing his personal interviews with these once-powerful war chiefs, and illustrated by portraits from life, re
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Duncan Goldfinch


and followed this with an expedition to Uluru (then named Ayers Rock) in 1951; he was the first European artist to paint "The Rock" and the Kata Tjuta (then named Mount Olga). He was accompanied by Con Doecke of Strathalbyn, Dick Woods of Mount Crawford, Noel Bantick of Adelaide, Keith Heggarty of Melbourne, and Dr. Ian Darian Smith. The fruits of his expedition when made public the following year, were well received. He succeeded George Whinnen as president of the Royal South Australian Society of
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From the Ages


As a tribute to the natives, the song was specifically named Uluru as opposed to Ayers Rock, the landmark's other official name. "Uluru Rock" became the opening song on the band's setlist for all shows thereafter. "Equus October" was born out of a song that the band were considering discarding because they were never able to finish it until they entered the studio and changed their minds, wanting more material on the album. They decided to use a riff from it only as an interlude that ran 30
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Indigenous rock


Indigenous or Aboriginal rock refers to a style of music which mixes rock music with the instrumentation and singing styles of Indigenous peoples. Two countries with prominent Aboriginal rock scenes are Australia and Canada. In Australia, Aboriginal rock mixes rock styles and instruments (e.g. electric (guitar, bass and drums) with Indigenous Australian instruments such as the Didgeridoo and clapsticks. Aboriginal rock is mostly performed by Indigenous bands, although some bands include non-Aboriginal members. Bands include Yothu Yindi, Us Mob and No Fixed Address. Yothu Yindi,
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Bill Ayers


pursuit by law enforcement officials. Kathy Boudin and Cathy Wilkerson survived the blast. Ayers was not facing criminal charges at the time, but the federal government later filed charges against him. Ayers participated in the bombings of New York City Police Department headquarters in 1970, the United States Capitol building in 1971, and the Pentagon in 1972, as he noted in his 2001 book, "Fugitive Days". Ayers writes: Although the bomb that rocked the Pentagon was itsy-bitsy—weighing close to two pounds—it caused
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Where the Green Ants Dream


in the Northern Territory. The film is set in the Australian desert and is about a land feud between a mining company called Ayers (based on Nabalco) and the native Aborigines. The Aborigines claim that an area the mining company wishes to work on is the place where green ants dream, and that disturbing them will destroy humanity. The film was entered in the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. Marika, recommended to Herzog by Phillip Adams, was a leader for the Rirratjingu people, an artist and musician who was involved in
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Sam Ayers


Sam Ayers (born Samuel Bielich III) is an American actor. Ayers was born in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Samuel Bielich Jr., a director of construction and carpenter. He was raised in Merrimack, New Hampshire, Sam using his mother's maiden name of "Ayers". He moved to New York City and began using Ayers professionally as his last name. He found recurring roles on several soap operas, before moving to Florida a few years later. Ayers moved to Los Angeles permanently in 1995. Sam
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Ayers Rock (band)


the US in December 1974 to promote his recording artists, including Skyhooks, Daddy Cool, and Madder Lake, to major labels there. At that time only Ayers Rock were successful, with Gudinski signing them to A&M Records within days. He told Tony Wilson of "The Sun", "Jerry Moss, the president of A&M Records USA, flipped when he heard it, so A&M will release it ("Big Red Rock") world-wide." This was a surprise to the Australian media, since many
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