How was Manankurra used by the Yanyuwa and Others?

Manankurra is the biggest of the big places in this area. Here the Yanyuwa and the Garrwa and other groups from farther away used to meet before Europeans arrived and for many decades afterwards. There are no roads into this place and little pastoral activity because of its remoteness.

It is rich in food - the palms, pandanus nuts, and food available in the river (turtles, dugongs and fish)

Many ceremonies were performed here by large groups of people on a seasonal basis until the 1950s.

People did not settle here permanently until after the salt-mine was established on a permanent basis.