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The history is just the beginning...
Wujal Wujal Arts and Cultural Centre
rainforest coast
Wujal Wujal Arts and
Cultural Centre
A professional gallery space offers visitors a
taste of what
Wujal Wujal Aboriginal artists
have to offer, while a beehive of
pottery
,
printmaking
,
jewellery
and other
arts
workshop
areas showcase the artists at work
… a fantastic opportunity to get to know each
individual as they put their creativity in motion.
As a facility that
promotes and supports
artists and cultural development
in the
region, you won’t be disappointed with this
neat package of arts and cultural learning.
Stop and have a tasty lunch at the
on-site
café
and enjoy the beauty of Wujal Wujal.
Open Mon-Wed from 10am till 4pm, free
admission.
Ayton
In
1819
Lieutenant Phillip Parker King, aboard
the
HMS Mermaid
, named the Bloomfield
River after Lieutenant Bloomfield of the HM
48th regiment.
The life of the
Kuku Yalanji people
, the
original inhabitants of the area, was to change
with the arrival of the
German Fredrick
Bauer in 1882
who established the
Vilele
sugar cane plantation in the Weary Bay
area.
Bauer formed the Bloomfield Sugar Co, built a
mill and a narrow gauge railway line from the
mill to the
old Ayton wharf
.
Did you know?...
Food, fuel and tour operators offering
river tours, boat transfers and rainforest
walks are available in Ayton and the
Wujal Wujal community.
wujal wujal arts
Old saw mill on the Bloomfield River