Karlkurla Ngurra Wangka – Speaking on Silky Pear Country Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/karlkurla-ngurra-wangka-speaking-on-silky-pear-country Welcome to Karlkurla Ngurra Wangka – Speaking on Silky Pear Country, where we honour the voices that carry culture, spirit and knowledge across generations. In this series of conversations, hosted by Anangu Spinifex woman Debbie Carmody, ten remarkable Elders from the Goldfields region of Western Australia have agreed to share their life stories as part of a truth-telling and legacy project. The conversations you will hear are not just a celebration of resilience, pride and faith; in many cases, they are truly remarkable stories of triumph over adversity. Prepare to be taken on a poignant journey where you will hear the history of the Goldfields from a First Nations perspective. This series was supported by the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport’s Arts Activities in Regional Communities program and The Community Broadcast Foundation, with assistance from ABC Goldfields. 2026 Community Arts Network 49fd1f3a-955e-5727-85c7-404e78e43479 yes en Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:10:09 +0800 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:11:03 +0800 https://img.transistorcdn.com/U1k8JJrqG5KMtde0UHrtJOhcyF68WVePJ-6kYxaPWps/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNTBj/ZDZjYmYzMDRkMGNm/NTI3NGNlOWQ3M2U1/YTllMC5wbmc.jpg Karlkurla Ngurra Wangka – Speaking on Silky Pear Country serial Community Arts Network Welcome to Karlkurla Ngurra Wangka – Speaking on Silky Pear Country, where we honour the voices that carry culture, spirit and knowledge across generations. In this series of conversations, hosted by Anangu Spinifex woman Debbie Carmody, ten remarkable Elders from the Goldfields region of Western Australia have agreed to share their life stories as part of a truth-telling and legacy project. The conversations you will hear are not just a celebration of resilience, pride and faith; in many cases, they are truly remarkable stories of triumph over adversity. Prepare to be taken on a poignant journey where you will hear the history of the Goldfields from a First Nations perspective. This series was supported by the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport’s Arts Activities in Regional Communities program and The Community Broadcast Foundation, with assistance from ABC Goldfields. Welcome to Karlkurla Ngurra Wangka – Speaking on Silky Pear Country, where we honour the voices that carry culture, spirit and knowledge across generations. Community Arts Network No No Introduction to the Karlkurla Ngurra Wangka podcast 1 1 Introduction to the Karlkurla Ngurra Wangka podcast full 0a4aa5ca-b255-49fc-b3cd-7c1e1898b6f4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7d127156 Introduction to the Karlkurla Ngurra Wangka podcast

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]]> Elders, Aboriginal, First Nations, Kalgoorlie, Karlkurla, Leaders, Social Change, Reconciliation, Truth-telling, Australia No Allison Dimer: Birth of the Karlkurla 2 2 Allison Dimer: Birth of the Karlkurla full e8d21fa6-1433-40e8-a81a-8611b5b6f1be https://share.transistor.fm/s/81bfe66c Allison Dimer: Birth of the Karlkurla
“The karlkurla had fallen from the sky and when it landed it split into four pieces. The karlkurla grew through the rock and the seeds were blown all over the countryside… that’s where the name Kalgoorlie comes from.”

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“The karlkurla had fallen from the sky and when it landed it split into four pieces. The karlkurla grew through the rock and the seeds were blown all over the countryside… that’s where the name Kalgoorlie comes from.”

]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:53:27 +0800 Community Arts Network Community Arts Network 1575 Allison Dimer: Birth of the Karlkurla
“The karlkurla had fallen from the sky and when it landed it split into four pieces. The karlkurla grew through the rock and the seeds were blown all over the countryside… that’s where the name Kalgoorlie comes from.”

]]> Elders, Aboriginal, First Nations, Kalgoorlie, Karlkurla, Leaders, Social Change, Reconciliation, Truth-telling, Australia No Betty Logan: The Power of Persistence 3 3 Betty Logan: The Power of Persistence full fa4d4104-978e-47ec-b69e-1b54b341f976 https://share.transistor.fm/s/74168e4b Betty Logan: The Power of Persistence
“My dream… I only wanted to do nursing, I didn’t know how I was going to get there, but that was my ambition, to become a nurse.”

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“My dream… I only wanted to do nursing, I didn’t know how I was going to get there, but that was my ambition, to become a nurse.”

]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:53:59 +0800 Community Arts Network Community Arts Network 1546 Betty Logan: The Power of Persistence
“My dream… I only wanted to do nursing, I didn’t know how I was going to get there, but that was my ambition, to become a nurse.”

]]> Elders, Aboriginal, First Nations, Kalgoorlie, Karlkurla, Leaders, Social Change, Reconciliation, Truth-telling, Australia No Brent Johnston: The Wati from Dingo Creek 4 4 Brent Johnston: The Wati from Dingo Creek full 0474a032-31df-4d0b-b757-38323467f72b https://share.transistor.fm/s/d6c2bf9e Brent Johnston: The Wati from Dingo Creek
“My legacy? I just want to be remembered as a Wati and an artist.”

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“My legacy? I just want to be remembered as a Wati and an artist.”

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“My legacy? I just want to be remembered as a Wati and an artist.”

]]> Elders, Aboriginal, First Nations, Kalgoorlie, Karlkurla, Leaders, Social Change, Reconciliation, Truth-telling, Australia No Dallas McLean: Singing and Painting My Country 5 5 Dallas McLean: Singing and Painting My Country full 80bdaa59-efc8-455d-a355-8c42d4df08cc https://share.transistor.fm/s/6904346a Dallas McLean: Singing and Painting My Country
One week after Dallas McLean recorded her life story at the ABC studios in Kalgoorlie, she passed away after a sudden illness. She had not yet been photographed for this project so, with family permission, we celebrate her life and legacy in this exhibition through her artwork and that of her beloved aunty/mother mentor Pantjiti Mary McLean.

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One week after Dallas McLean recorded her life story at the ABC studios in Kalgoorlie, she passed away after a sudden illness. She had not yet been photographed for this project so, with family permission, we celebrate her life and legacy in this exhibition through her artwork and that of her beloved aunty/mother mentor Pantjiti Mary McLean.

]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:55:25 +0800 Community Arts Network Community Arts Network 900 Dallas McLean: Singing and Painting My Country
One week after Dallas McLean recorded her life story at the ABC studios in Kalgoorlie, she passed away after a sudden illness. She had not yet been photographed for this project so, with family permission, we celebrate her life and legacy in this exhibition through her artwork and that of her beloved aunty/mother mentor Pantjiti Mary McLean.

]]> Elders, Aboriginal, First Nations, Kalgoorlie, Karlkurla, Leaders, Social Change, Reconciliation, Truth-telling, Australia No Donald Ballinger: A Hard Working Man 6 6 Donald Ballinger: A Hard Working Man full 28c028c6-8394-4e5b-a913-a0f98cb228dd https://share.transistor.fm/s/3b3aa2f0 Donald Ballinger: A Hard Working Man
“My grandfather and grandmother taught me all about where to go, what not to do… and every site we went to is where my great grandfather and great grandmother and all the family used to walk before the white man ever came to Kalgoorlie.”

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“My grandfather and grandmother taught me all about where to go, what not to do… and every site we went to is where my great grandfather and great grandmother and all the family used to walk before the white man ever came to Kalgoorlie.”

]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:56:22 +0800 Community Arts Network Community Arts Network 2090 Donald Ballinger: A Hard Working Man
“My grandfather and grandmother taught me all about where to go, what not to do… and every site we went to is where my great grandfather and great grandmother and all the family used to walk before the white man ever came to Kalgoorlie.”

]]> Elders, Aboriginal, First Nations, Kalgoorlie, Karlkurla, Leaders, Social Change, Reconciliation, Truth-telling, Australia No Geoffrey Stokes: The Shotgun Pastor 7 7 Geoffrey Stokes: The Shotgun Pastor full bf37250a-dc19-44c4-8fef-6cf356403c2e https://share.transistor.fm/s/cc17c863 Geoffrey Stokes: The Shotgun Pastor
“My father and mother, old people and land – we were told to protect family and land. It was our responsibility – no one else’s. I have been involved in [protesting] deaths in custody, protesting against uranium mining, and I protect sites of significance.”

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“My father and mother, old people and land – we were told to protect family and land. It was our responsibility – no one else’s. I have been involved in [protesting] deaths in custody, protesting against uranium mining, and I protect sites of significance.”

]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:57:30 +0800 Community Arts Network Community Arts Network 1864 Geoffrey Stokes: The Shotgun Pastor
“My father and mother, old people and land – we were told to protect family and land. It was our responsibility – no one else’s. I have been involved in [protesting] deaths in custody, protesting against uranium mining, and I protect sites of significance.”

]]> Elders, Aboriginal, First Nations, Kalgoorlie, Karlkurla, Leaders, Social Change, Reconciliation, Truth-telling, Australia No Janice Scott: The Bush Encyclopedia, Part 1 8 8 Janice Scott: The Bush Encyclopedia, Part 1 full c450be6d-f60f-441c-ab98-0cf71dc1e928 https://share.transistor.fm/s/894cb809 Janice Scott: The Bush Encyclopedia
“I believe… our young people [must] rise up, listen to the voice of your Elders, move forward, commit yourself to fight for your people, continue that struggle, because if we stop, that’s when we are finished.”

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“I believe… our young people [must] rise up, listen to the voice of your Elders, move forward, commit yourself to fight for your people, continue that struggle, because if we stop, that’s when we are finished.”

]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:58:00 +0800 Community Arts Network Community Arts Network 1891 Janice Scott: The Bush Encyclopedia
“I believe… our young people [must] rise up, listen to the voice of your Elders, move forward, commit yourself to fight for your people, continue that struggle, because if we stop, that’s when we are finished.”

]]> Elders, Aboriginal, First Nations, Kalgoorlie, Karlkurla, Leaders, Social Change, Reconciliation, Truth-telling, Australia No Janice Scott: The Bush Encyclopedia, Part 2 9 9 Janice Scott: The Bush Encyclopedia, Part 2 full 9c260884-f43c-4e41-998d-197aff2b3870 https://share.transistor.fm/s/96764cc5 Janice Scott: The Bush Encyclopedia
“I believe… our young people [must] rise up, listen to the voice of your Elders, move forward, commit yourself to fight for your people, continue that struggle, because if we stop, that’s when we are finished.”

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“I believe… our young people [must] rise up, listen to the voice of your Elders, move forward, commit yourself to fight for your people, continue that struggle, because if we stop, that’s when we are finished.”

]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:59:07 +0800 Community Arts Network Community Arts Network 1337 Janice Scott: The Bush Encyclopedia
“I believe… our young people [must] rise up, listen to the voice of your Elders, move forward, commit yourself to fight for your people, continue that struggle, because if we stop, that’s when we are finished.”

]]> Elders, Aboriginal, First Nations, Kalgoorlie, Karlkurla, Leaders, Social Change, Reconciliation, Truth-telling, Australia No Murray McCarthy: The Call of Cundeelee 10 10 Murray McCarthy: The Call of Cundeelee full 9c18978e-e075-4522-b63d-996f226173e3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/429dc798 Murray McCarthy: The Call of Cundeelee
“He kept coming closer and closer, you know, just never got to the point where I could walk up and touch him, but I knew he wanted to be a friend. I put a sign up saying ‘Do NOT Shoot the WHITE Dingo.’ He’s my friend.”

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“He kept coming closer and closer, you know, just never got to the point where I could walk up and touch him, but I knew he wanted to be a friend. I put a sign up saying ‘Do NOT Shoot the WHITE Dingo.’ He’s my friend.”

]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:16 +0800 Community Arts Network Community Arts Network 2103 Murray McCarthy: The Call of Cundeelee
“He kept coming closer and closer, you know, just never got to the point where I could walk up and touch him, but I knew he wanted to be a friend. I put a sign up saying ‘Do NOT Shoot the WHITE Dingo.’ He’s my friend.”

]]> Elders, Aboriginal, First Nations, Kalgoorlie, Karlkurla, Leaders, Social Change, Reconciliation, Truth-telling, Australia No Nyingurta Jessie West: The Campfire Carver 11 11 Nyingurta Jessie West: The Campfire Carver full a0293cf9-face-43a3-bb86-c292cd9da9a2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a21b8cad Nyingurta Jessie West: The Campfire Carver

“I want to teach my family how to carve punu and paint our stories and make sure our traditional practice is passed on to the next generation.” 


Jessie was so determined to be a part of this series and share her story, she recorded this podcast during her ongoing treatment for cancer.

She was able to attend the exhibition launch at the Museum of the Goldfields and proudly posed for photos in front of her portraits taken by Michael Jalaru Torres.

Sadly, she succumbed to her illness in May 2026, but her legacy lives on.

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“I want to teach my family how to carve punu and paint our stories and make sure our traditional practice is passed on to the next generation.” 


Jessie was so determined to be a part of this series and share her story, she recorded this podcast during her ongoing treatment for cancer.

She was able to attend the exhibition launch at the Museum of the Goldfields and proudly posed for photos in front of her portraits taken by Michael Jalaru Torres.

Sadly, she succumbed to her illness in May 2026, but her legacy lives on.

]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:01:46 +0800 Community Arts Network Community Arts Network 2176 Nyingurta Jessie West: The Campfire Carver

“I want to teach my family how to carve punu and paint our stories and make sure our traditional practice is passed on to the next generation.” 


Jessie was so determined to be a part of this series and share her story, she recorded this podcast during her ongoing treatment for cancer.

She was able to attend the exhibition launch at the Museum of the Goldfields and proudly posed for photos in front of her portraits taken by Michael Jalaru Torres.

Sadly, she succumbed to her illness in May 2026, but her legacy lives on.

]]> Elders, Aboriginal, First Nations, Kalgoorlie, Karlkurla, Leaders, Social Change, Reconciliation, Truth-telling, Australia No Trevor Brownley: A Man of God 12 12 Trevor Brownley: A Man of God full 43b17a30-b090-47fd-9194-bc383e541720 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7f9014fc Trevor Brownley: A Man of God
(Represented by his son Linden)
“Dad was a very humble man, and he most of the time let his actions speak, rather than his words, and they did… Dad passed on the 9th of June 2025 and it was very unexpected. There’s such a large void that has been left behind, but our faith in God is big enough to fill that void.”

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(Represented by his son Linden)
“Dad was a very humble man, and he most of the time let his actions speak, rather than his words, and they did… Dad passed on the 9th of June 2025 and it was very unexpected. There’s such a large void that has been left behind, but our faith in God is big enough to fill that void.”

]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:02:11 +0800 Community Arts Network Community Arts Network 1862 Trevor Brownley: A Man of God
(Represented by his son Linden)
“Dad was a very humble man, and he most of the time let his actions speak, rather than his words, and they did… Dad passed on the 9th of June 2025 and it was very unexpected. There’s such a large void that has been left behind, but our faith in God is big enough to fill that void.”

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