Interpreting Aboriginal and European History

This mural is composed of two walls on the Railway Station’s Platform Gallery.

One wall depicts indigenous history and spiritual Dreaming stories, which emphasises the Aboriginal people’s connection with the land.

The other wall portrays European historical events after the Invasion - Afghan camel drivers managed their herds for the construction of the railway - including Bejah Dervish, fettler gangs working on the railway track, the first passenger train to cross the nullabor (1912), milkmaids on Pichi Richi Pass and Woolshed Flat, Land Army Worker from World War 2, blade shearer from Yudnapinna Station, unloading camels at the old wharf (1905), Sgt Charlie Merrill (the first wounded soldier to return to port Augusta after WW2), the bustling Port, and a view of the main street (Commercial Road) overlaying shipping and the Gulf (1905).

The ceiling bridges the gap between two very different cultures as we strive towards a unified future.