Travel Videos 365 - BETA version 1.02

http://ozoutback.com.au/: An evening "Wungubal", just for fun, in Numbulwar. The singing, accompanied by clapsticks and didjeridu, is typical of eastern Arnhem Land.

A corroboree is a ceremonial meeting of Australian Aborigines. The word was coined by European settlers in imitation of the Aboriginal word caribberie. At a corroboree Aborigines interact with the Dreamtime through dance, music and costume. Many ceremonies act out events from the Dreamtime. Wikipedia

David Blanasi: Initiation Corroboree. Wugularr Community june 2001. probably the last interview with the old didjeridu/mago master. Dave and Victor explains the ceremony. Camera: Lars Wallin

White Cockatoo: Initiation Corroboree in Wugularr, june 2001. Darryl Dikarrna. Tom Kelly. Jack Nawalill. Lars Wallin

Up close and personal with one of nature's finest at Corroboree Billabong, Marrakai Station, NT, Australia. Monday 18th August 2008. Ted the guide who took us through on the boat was very critical of the Steve Irwin method of 'conservation', pointing out how delicate the crocodile constitution is and that an undue amount of stress or effort can cause death in many cases.

Children paint up and do a "wungubal", corroborree dance on the beach in Numbulwar, an Aboriginal community on the east coast of Arnhem Land, in the Northern territory of Australia.

Ted the slightly grumpy but loveable tour guide shows us the aquatic birdlife at Corroboree Billabong, Kakadu National Park, NT. Day 1 of the tour, 18th August 2008.

Day out fishing at the billabong

'I better give up my job and go back to pastrycooking'- Ted our slightly grumpy but likeable guide on the Coroboree Billabong boat cruise tries to find a rather shy wedge-tailed eagle on the bank. We got the odd fleeting glimpse but nothing that lasted long enough to get some decent video.

The Kowanji Aboriginal Dance Group from Cairns performs at the Laura Festival, Cape York, in Far North Queensland. They depict making fire, a cassowary (flightless bird) and a fisherman attacked by a crocodile. Their star performer was only five years old!