Hi Kevin and List Both stories sound like a great read. If you could do us the honor and dish us up some history, I sure would enjoy it! If the aboriginal story is in a book or something, maybe you could point me (us) in its direction. That really sounds interesting just from what you've already told.
Mark Ferguson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 8:05 PM Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Henbury - Wabar history > G'day Matteo and list, > > I can't tell you an awful lot of the top of my head. > > But, I'm pretty sure that Henbury was discovered in 1931 by a chap in a > bi-plane, flying over the Henbury cattle station, South West of Alice > Springs. Northern Territory. > > The event occured some 5,000 - 6,000 years ago, and the local aboriginal > people still avoid the valley where the craters are located. Their name for > the valley translated into English, means, > "Sun walk, fire devil rock." > > I can't remember what the aboriginal words are as spoken, but I can find out > if needed. > > They have passed down the story of the event from generartion to generation. > > I imagine this is due to some of their ancestors being witness to armageddon > happen in front of them and it seems to have made a lasting impression. > > I have no idea about Wabar, except a google search. > > Cheers, Kevin Forbes, VK3UKF. > > > > > > > > >Hello > > > >I need a short history of the Henbury and Wabar > >meteorites. Thanks > > > >Matteo > > > > > > > >M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato > >Via Triestina 126/A - 30030 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY > >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sale Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.it > >Collection Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.info > >MSN Messanger: spacerocks at hotmail.com > >EBAY.COM:http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/mcomemeteorite/ > > > > > > > >___________________________________ > >Yahoo! Messenger with Voice: chiama da PC a telefono a tariffe esclusive > >http://it.messenger.yahoo.com > >______________________________________________ > >Meteorite-list mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
