[meteorite-list] Henbury - Wabar history

From: Mark <mafer_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Mar 8 20:20:14 2006
Message-ID: <002301c642b2$e0aa31e0$02fea8c0_at_maf>

Hi Kevin and List

Both stories sound like a great read. If you could do us the honor and dish
us up some history, I sure would enjoy it!
If the aboriginal story is in a book or something, maybe you could point me
(us) in its direction. That really sounds interesting just from what you've
already told.

Mark Ferguson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Forbes" <vk3ukf_at_hotmail.com>
To: <mcomemeteorite2004_at_yahoo.it>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 8:05 PM
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Henbury - Wabar history


> G'day Matteo and list,
>
> I can't tell you an awful lot of the top of my head.
>
> But, I'm pretty sure that Henbury was discovered in 1931 by a chap in a
> bi-plane, flying over the Henbury cattle station, South West of Alice
> Springs. Northern Territory.
>
> The event occured some 5,000 - 6,000 years ago, and the local aboriginal
> people still avoid the valley where the craters are located. Their name
for
> the valley translated into English, means,
> "Sun walk, fire devil rock."
>
> I can't remember what the aboriginal words are as spoken, but I can find
out
> if needed.
>
> They have passed down the story of the event from generartion to
generation.
>
> I imagine this is due to some of their ancestors being witness to
armageddon
> happen in front of them and it seems to have made a lasting impression.
>
> I have no idea about Wabar, except a google search.
>
> Cheers, Kevin Forbes, VK3UKF.
>
>
>
>
>
> >
> >Hello
> >
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> >
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