Local Government
Denmark
Region
Great Southern
Denmark-Nornalup Rlwy- Heritage Trail Denmark
Springdale Beach on the upper banks of the heritage trail (the old railway line)
Ochre Source and Stone Arrangement
Denmark
Great Southern
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Ochre is a significant ceremonial material in Noongar culture. As a source of this material, the site of Springdale Beach was an important ceremonial and spiritual area. Wilson Inlet was an important inter-tribal meeting place between the Minang people from the Albany area and the Kanean people from inland. All the neighbouring tribal groups would travel along the rivers and pathways up to twice a year for ceremonies with the Pibbulmun saltwater people who lived there. The ochre at Springdale beach played an important part in these ceremonies and continues to have important cultural significance for Noongar people today.
The ochre source at Springdale Beach is found naturally in the ground of the surrounding area. It is exposed in the banks of the old railway track (now the heritage trail).
Landscape
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