Kalkadoons

Welcome to my Kalkadoon page. Please sign the Guest Book. I would like to hear your views!!!

1 2 Next

Name: Chris Smith
Date: 06/26/10
Message: Hi Sid, Jenna was asking me about galleries in Melbourne that might interest you. I told her about Mia Mia Gallery info@miamiagallery.com on the Yarra River trail 22 min from city, check out the website and the galleries affiliates, love to see your art get wider exposure

Name: Florence Smith
Date: 04/17/10
Message: Your designs are great

Name: Anita Pryde
Date: 03/02/10
Message: Fantastic art. How fantastic that Syd can share what he's learnt about our wonderful Indigenous culture. Would love to see an exhibition.

Name: Jayne Wilson
Date: 03/01/10
Message: I am a descendant of Nelson Wilson of Pitta Pitta, brother of Aunty Alice James. I love knowing about my aboriginal history and am very proud

Name: Jill Wilson
Date: 02/23/10
Message: Love ur art work. thank goodness u finally found out who u are...we always knew and have always been proud of you...keep up the good work...ps the tshirt idea is a good one...we love it and would buy it....thnx

Name: Malcolm Duncan
Date: 02/09/10
Message: Who would have thought an itty bitty club member would have so much talent. It was a pleasure watching you at home when you first started out...awesome I hope you find peace in your paintings and your family.

Name: Wayne Court
Date: 12/29/09
Message: Great art work.

Name: Henry Trombley
Date: 12/08/09
Message: Great site. Print some of your designs on t-shirts. www.homecashbusiness.com

Name: Craig Wehrman
Date: 11/26/09
Message: Great site Sid.

Name: Nathan King
Date: 04/15/09
Message: Been reading your site mate. Rather interesting. I grew up in the Snowy Mountains, NSW. Originally a King from Mt Isa, I am just finding out that I have cousins all over the place. Bundy is one place where they all seem to gravitate too. I have quite a number of family there. Having not grown up with them, I can relate to your disassociation from the area and the past. Good luck with your research. Nathan

1 2 Next

BattleMountain - near Mt.Isa

KALKADOON PEOPLE

The Kalkadoons were nomadic people of groups/clans seldom no larger than 20 adults. Survival depended on conservation of water. They camped in one area and would stay until food resources became limited, normally only a few weeks; they would then move on. Travelling for 20-30 miles at a time, they would not return to an area for up to 2 years.

Kalkadoon men were tall, muscular, with magnificent physique and endurance. They towered over their European opponents. Men were nearly all bearded. They wore their hair long and wavey; in rope like coils with a band of red or the tail of a dingo attatched.

Kalkadoon were fierce, aggessive and independant people, and were great opponents to the whites.

FOODS

Kalkadoon land was rich in foods. Possum, bandicoots, birds, kangaroo, fish, ants, grubs, crayfish, frogs, reptiles, and caterpillars were plentiful. Combined with seeds, berries, vines, edible roots, capers and peas; they had a well balanced diet.

WEAPONS

Fighting poles, clubs, knives and tomahawks made of both stone and metal, fighting boomerangs, spears, woomeras and shields.

LAND

Kalkadoons occupied the area surrounding what is now know as Mt. Isa, in Queensland, Australia. The lands extended east to Cloncurry, west to the Georgina River, north to the O'Shanassy and Seymour Rivers, and south beyound the Selwyn Ranges and to Sulieman Creek.

The country was crisscrossed by many gullies, gorges and ravines, and little has changed to today. The environment was very rugged and mountainous. Water conservation was very important to the Kalkadoons' survival. This was to be one of the main causes of conflict between the white settlers and the Kalkadoons. It was a naturally defensive terrain for the Kalkadoons and it aided them in their 10 years of gureilla warfare (1874 - 1884) with white settlers and officials.

"Battle Mountain"

THE FINAL BATTLE

In 1884, on what is now know as Battle Mountain, there was an immense battle that almost wiped out the Kalkadoon people from history. Battle mountain is located approx. 80 km north of Mt. Isa. It is recorded that on the mountain were 1000 Kalkadoon men, women and children.

A paramilitary force was assembled by the white officials to break the back of the highly successful Kalkadoon war. The 600 Kalkadoon warriors certainly outnumbered the 200 troopers, but because of the superior weaponery of the white officials, the battle ended with a courageous but suicidal Kalkadoon charge down the mountain into 200 troopers on horseback with guns.

Sid Domic Art
PO Box 5142
Bundaberg West, QLD. 4670
......AUSTRALIA......
Phone: 0401 655 671 or 07 4154 3359
Email: siddomic@siddomicart.com

This website is developed & maintained by Tricia Domic of SID DOMIC ART.
All prices are in Australian dollars and are inclusive of GST.
Please note that pricing & stock availability are subject to change without notice.

Site Powered By
Turnkey Website Solutions
Online web site design