HOLMES1973

Title: Sandra Holmes with a message stick for Gough Whitlam

Description: From Getty Images metadata: "Mrs Sandra Holmes with a message stick from the Gunwingu aboriginal tribe in Northern territory which she is taking to prime minister of Aust Mr G Whitlam."

Date Created: 1973

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem;1973-06-25

Item type: image of a message stick (artefact missing)

Subtype: political

Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Gunwinggu Austlang: N65 - Kunwinjku Glottolog: guma1252

Cultural region: TopEnd_arnhem_west

Institution/Holder file: Getty Images

Coordinates: 12°23'55.100400"S,133°28'3.201600"E  (-12.398639, 133.467556)

Media copyright: Getty Images

Notes on coordinates: Chirila centroid coordinates for Gunwinggu

URL institution: https://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/news-photo/mrs-sandra-holmes-with-a-message-stick-from-the-gunwingu-news-photo/1078806704

Notes: Note that this image is reproduced with the watermark in place in accordance with Getty editorial purposes (meaning relating to events that are newsworthy or of public interest). PK deleted the following links on 4 May 2023: 1973-gettyimages-1078803112.jpg 1973-gettyimages-1078806698.jpg 1973-gettyimages-1078806704.jpg PK: Some references to Sandra Holmes in Arnhem Land from Trove. This is everything of relevance on her from 1976 up until 1981. Note that there is nothing about a Gunwinggu message stick for Gough Whitlam http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48255503 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250257546 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250260875 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250380015 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110829377 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47231016 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article213732975 I am unable to find any references in Trove to Whitlam receiving a Gunwinggu message stick on or after 25 June 1973

Data Entry: Piers Kelly