About
Gamburlarna hill is a prominent peak that is visible from Buminyji and Jirndawirrinha. It is a distinct feature in the landscape located near Kanjenjie station and Aboriginal people used this hill as a navigational marker when travelling through the country. Tommy Wiliguru Bamburdu, otherwise known as Blind Billy, was a poet and songmaster who turned Yindjibarndi culture and history into jawi songs, and these are still sung today.
Berry Malcolm describes the importance of Gamburlarna hill to Yindjibarndi people and the different ceremonies once held in the region. Maban men, people with spiritual power, would visit Gamburlarna by singing their jawi. Long ago a young couple were married wrongly – according to traditional law – and ran away to hide in this hill.