Aboriginal people, she said ... bodies with white clay and move onto the sand in a large group, carrying ceremonial spears. They stand before a specially constructed cloth-walled tent in which ...

A ceremony at a Cambridge University college will mark the permanent repatriation to Australia of four Aboriginal spears that were brought to England by Captain James Cook more than 250 years ago.

The formal handover of the spears was an emotional moment for those who’d campaigned for this day. Noeleen Timbery represents the La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council. “It’s a very ...