Rosalind Langford

This painting is about the Blackwood – Blackwood lives for 150 years – during it’s life, much changes in the world are made. The centre represents a Blackwood with it’s age rings = 150 years. This period seen European occupation on Aboriginal land. The death of Truganini and the desecration of her remains. War is declared against Tasmanian Aboriginal people. William Crowther Illegally removes remains of Aborigines from graves at Oyster Cove. Aborigines imprisoned at Wyballeena. More Tasmanian Aborigines per population enlist in Great War than anywhere else in Australia. Welfare authorities removal of Aboriginal children. The Blackwood seeds represent Regeneration – For Land and it’s people.