
Nidjulangu2015
Belonging to those two persons. I belong to my parents, Ferdie and Ivy Bell with my ancestral connect to King Andy Lane. I was born on Hollywood Mission, Yass. We had a hard life, but happy times too. My father was a great worker. He never stopped working and bringing food home to put on the table. As children we would pick up wool from dead sheep in the paddocks of surrounding properties and sell it to the wool sheds in Yass.
Belonging to those two persons. I belong to my parents, Ferdie and Ivy Bell with my ancestral connect to King Andy Lane. I was born on Hollywood Mission, Yass. We had a hard life, but happy times too. My father was a great worker. He never stopped working and bringing food home to put on the table. As children we would pick up wool from dead sheep in the paddocks of surrounding properties and sell it to the wool sheds in Yass.

Dhawura Ngunnawal – Ngunnawal Country2013
Growing up with my father teaching me fishing, and the stories of our people, Ngunnawal People. This tells the story of our vast Ngunnawal country from Boorowa, Goulburn, Braidwood, Namadgi, and all between; including the ACT. The circles represents the people and our connection going back to our ancestors.
Growing up with my father teaching me fishing, and the stories of our people, Ngunnawal People. This tells the story of our vast Ngunnawal country from Boorowa, Goulburn, Braidwood, Namadgi, and all between; including the ACT. The circles represents the people and our connection going back to our ancestors.

Djinindjinindiri – Sparkling – throwing out little rays of light2018
My Mum and Dad would hide us from the welfare and police. They often told us to run and hide where we could. Sometimes it would be down by the creek. Hiding in the bushes. Sometimes I fell asleep and would wake to see the sun reflecting off the water. Little rays of light sparkling on the water as the fish were swimming through the currents.
My Mum and Dad would hide us from the welfare and police. They often told us to run and hide where we could. Sometimes it would be down by the creek. Hiding in the bushes. Sometimes I fell asleep and would wake to see the sun reflecting off the water. Little rays of light sparkling on the water as the fish were swimming through the currents.

Ngura Yarr – Ngunnawal Home Yass2005
Hollywood Mission – Ngunnawal. Our borders include Boorowa, Goulburn, Braidwood, Namadgi, Harden, Murrumbarah, and all places inside those boundaries. As a child we were taken to many places across Ngunnawal country and shown that this is where our ancestral spirits gave us our lores and law for connection to our lands and environment and all life within. Ngunnawal identity and a sense of belonging. Our law is the basis to everything we do and how we interact. Our Ancestors taught our peoples the ways of living in country, how to care for animals, plants and each other. These ways were called Law. ... It's been handed down by our ancestors.
Hollywood Mission – Ngunnawal. Our borders include Boorowa, Goulburn, Braidwood, Namadgi, Harden, Murrumbarah, and all places inside those boundaries. As a child we were taken to many places across Ngunnawal country and shown that this is where our ancestral spirits gave us our lores and law for connection to our lands and environment and all life within. Ngunnawal identity and a sense of belonging. Our law is the basis to everything we do and how we interact. Our Ancestors taught our peoples the ways of living in country, how to care for animals, plants and each other. These ways were called Law. ... It's been handed down by our ancestors.

Ngarambanda Yaban Corroboree on Country2018
My grandfather was a living legend in Yass – my father’s father. He was known as Piggy Bell. Old Pa and Daddy had done a corroboree up the main street with other Ngunnawal men for Queen Victoria’s birthday. They would all sneak off at night to do corrobborees as it wasn’t allowed. The police would lock them up.
My grandfather was a living legend in Yass – my father’s father. He was known as Piggy Bell. Old Pa and Daddy had done a corroboree up the main street with other Ngunnawal men for Queen Victoria’s birthday. They would all sneak off at night to do corrobborees as it wasn’t allowed. The police would lock them up.