Her Name is Nanny Nellie: After 100 years a name restored

Her Name is Nanny Nellie: Irene Ridgeway connecting the dots to tell the story of 3 once un-named statues

Irene Ridgeway stands with a 1925 statue of her Great Grandmother Ngarigo woman Nellie Bungil Walker (Nanny Nellie) from Bombala NSW which is displayed in 'Bayala Nura' in the First Nations Gallery at the Australian Museum, Sydney. July 19, 2023. Photograph by James Alcock / Australian Museum. Credit: James Alcock / Australian Museum

Irene Ridgeway, great granddaughter of Nellie Bungil Walker known as Nanny Nellie, retraces the her family history to tell the story of the statue that had no name, accompanied by two other statues, of Wiradjuri Elder Jimmy Clements and young boy Harold Marsh.

Irene shares this unwinding story just that little bit more with NITV Radio.