Sunday 29th March 2015

Not far from Moorunde Wildlife Reserve is Ngaut Ngaut Conservation Park – a site of great cultural and historical significance to both local Aboriginal People and everyone interested in the human history of the region. Custodian Isobelle Campbell and her team will welcome us and explain the history and significance of the site while highlighting the numerous rock art features of the location.

Meet at the Nildottie shops (on the main road) at 1:00pm.

Tour duration is about 1.5 hours.

Cost per person is $15 – pay on the day.

Please confirm your attendance by Friday 27th March 2015

Email info@wombatssa.org.au or phone Karen Collins on 0419 353 803.

Ngaut Ngaut Custodian Isobelle Campbell (Photo: Mid-Murray Council)

Ngaut Ngaut Custodian Isobelle Campbell (Photo: Mid-Murray Council)

Ngaut Ngaut is the ancestral home of the Nganguraku people and today serves as a site of archaeological study, history and cultural significance. A visit to the site offers a glimpse into the life, beliefs and customs of the local Aboriginal people, much of whose culture has been lost.

Australia’s first scientific archaeological excavation, carried out by Norman Tindale in 1929, showed 12 living layers and three separate cultural stages on the site which can be viewed via the Ngaut Ngaut boardwalk that meanders around the ancient riverside cliffs.

Ngaut Ngaut is located south of Nildottie on the eastern side of the Murray River, about 2-2.5 hours drive from Adelaide. If travelling from Adelaide, cross the river at Murray Bridge, or head towards Mannum or Walker Flat and take the ferry, then head north to Nildottie. If coming from the north, take the Sturt Highway and cross the bridge at Blanchetown, then head south past Swan Reach to Nildottie.

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Ngaut Ngaut Boardwalk (Photo: Murray River Cruises)

Ngaut Ngaut Boardwalk (Photo: Murray River Cruises)


ngaut-ngaut-interpretive-guideIsobelle Campbell and Flinders University researcher Dr Amy Roberts have been working together to develop appropriate management of the cultural information of Ngaut Ngaut. Read more about this work here:
The Ngaut Ngaut Interpretive Project: Providing Culturally Sustainable Online Interpretive Content to the Public

They have also developed an interpretive guide to the site. Download a PDF version of the guide here:
Ngaut Ngaut Interpretive Guide