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Mugincoble: An ancient gathering place - This Place

27 November 2019
Culture and Capability
An Aboriginal man with short hair and wearing a black and orange polo necked shirt looks at camera.

Signposts near the town of Parkes, NSW point to an ancient gathering spot.

For thousands of years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have been naming places that were sacred or important to them.

This video is part of an ABC produced series named This Place. It tells the story behind one of these special places.

Mugincoble is a sacred meeting place for the Wiradjuri nation but is now private property. Wiradjuri Language Teacher Lionel Lovett explains how various landmarks in town act as signposts towards the ancient gathering spot.

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