Budjanga

Budjanga lies along the Wearyan River, inland from the southwestern shores of the Gulf of Carpentaria. Its waterholes belong to a chain of named places, with the springs of Doolgarina farther upstream. Some pools hold water when the surrounding country dries, while shallower lagoons disappear with the season. Aboriginal families know these waters through names and journeys passed down by their elders. Moving between camps along the Wearyan and towards the Robinson River calls for knowledge of which pools will last: a familiar bank or spring can mark the next stopping place across this country.