A vintage full-plate albumen paper photograph (163 × 220 mm) of a group of fourteen Ngarrindjeri [Narrinyeri] men at the graveside of the Reverend George Taplin at Point McLeay, South Australia
George Taplin (1831-1879), missionary and teacher, began his work with the Ngarrindjeri in April 1859; the 'site he chose for a settlement on the shores of Lake Alexandrina was a traditional camping ground called Raukkan (The Ancient Way), known to Europeans as Point McLeay.... Keenly interested in Ngarrindjeri culture and..... More