Mungo Gallery

Sand dunes near Vigars Well, Mungo National Park, Australia

Mungo National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Listed desert park located near Balranald in NSW, Australia. It is centred around Lake Mungo which is one of many dry desert lakes.
The large sand dunes near Vigars Well have been captured in the afternoon and feature contrasting shadows and natural patterns

© 2015 Andrea Robinson

Mungo national park NSW

Dried mud cracks and patterns waterhole storm mood isolated national park in south-western New South Wales, Australia, west of Sydney

© Julie Fletcher Photography

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Mode of Salutation, illustration from Great African Travellers, from Mungo Park to Livingstone

XJF437963 Mode of Salutation, illustration from Great African Travellers, from Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley, a novel by William H.G. Kingstone, first published in 1874 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: This illustration shows an instance in the travels of explorer Dr David Livingstone (1813-1873); Travelling through what is now northern Zimbabwe, Livingstone is said to have encountered a remarkable local custom; The natives of this region have a curious way of saluting a stranger, Instead of bowing they throw themselves on their backs on the ground, rolling from side to side and slapping the outsides of their thighs, while they utter the words "_Kina bomba! kina bomba_!" In vain the doctor implored them to stop, They, imagining him pleased, only tumbled about more fiercely and slapped their thighs with greater vehemence'; William H.G. Kingston (1814-1880) was an English adventuer writer;); English, out of copyright

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