A biography of Arnhem Land. John Mulvaney reflects on a ‘biography’ of Arnhem Land using his photographs from the 1960s to 1990, tracing chronologically the stories of the country. He travelled by helicopter and land rover across Arnhem Land, to Kakadu, the Coburg peninsula and Rum Jungle.

Track 1 From 1963

A biography of Arnhem Land. John Mulvaney reflects on a ‘biography’ of Arnhem Land using his photographs from the 1960s to 1990, tracing chronologically the stories of the country. He travelled by helicopter and land rover across Arnhem Land, to Kakadu, the Coburg peninsula and Rum Jungle.

From Deep Time to Human Occupation.  Mulvaney speaks of 2 billion year old stromatolites at Rum Jungle, the formation of the Kombolgie sandstone and the emergence of the Arhnem Land escarpment and serpentine rivers. 

Track 2 In Order to Trace Geological History

From Deep Time to Human Occupation.  Mulvaney speaks of 2 billion year old stromatolites at Rum Jungle, the formation of the Kombolgie sandstone and the emergence of the Arhnem Land escarpment and serpentine rivers.