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Yulunga: thurnda-gu
TLF ID M006644
Rollers (toy cars) are to be found in many Aboriginal settlements in more remote parts of Australia. For example, toy trucks are made of wheel rims and toy cars from wire or twine attached to large tins filled with sand or damp soil. The tin-can rollers are pushed with handles made of wire or pulled using wire or twine. This game involves doing ‘wheelies’ and sudden stops and sharp turns. Sometimes groups of children with roller cars and trucks (cans stacked or in line) have races. When a tyre rim is used as a roller it is propelled with a forked stick held by the ‘driver’. A fun activity using cans to make roller cars to push or pull around. The Yulunga: Traditional Indigenous Games resource was developed to provide all Australians with a greater understanding and appreciation of Indigenous culture by celebrating the games that Indigenous Australians have been playing across the country for hundreds of years.