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The Gija people are the traditional owners of the area, having inhabited it for thousands of years. [6] [7] The area was settled by European pastoralists in the 19th century but the community was established in 1901 when the state government built a ration depot at Turkey Creek. [8]
The distinction between traditional custodians and traditional owners is made by some, but not all, First Nations Australians. [ 49 ] [ 50 ] On one hand, Yuwibara man Philip Kemp states that he would "prefer to be identified as a Traditional Custodian and not a Traditional Owner as I do not own the land but I care for the land."
The traditional owners of present-day Napranum are thought to be the Alngith people, [4] although the Anathangayth, Peppan, Thanakwithi, Wathyn and Wik Waya peoples also lived in the area. [ 5 ] Formerly known as Weipa South , Napranum was established in 1898 by Moravian missionaries on behalf of the Presbyterian church.
The traditional owners of the area around Vincentia were a group of Yuin, members of what early European settlers called "the Jervis Bay tribe". The Jervis Bay tribe are also known as Wandandian people [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and spoke Dharamba, [ 5 ] which was probably the northernmost dialect of the Dhurga language .
Jigalong was established in 1907, as the location for a maintenance and rations store for workmen constructing the rabbit-proof fence.In the 1930s, it was used as a camel-breeding site, but this use was abandoned once the motor car superseded the camel as a mode of transport in the area.
3.1 Traditional owners of the land. ... Postcode(s) 4350: Elevation: 691 m (2,267 ft) [2] ... The state government has built a $187 million pipeline from Wivenhoe Dam ...
The traditional owners of the land now known as Branxholme, are the Gunditjmara people. [3] The first non-indigenous settlement of Branxholme was established around 1842 when several pastoral runs were established. As was common across Western Victoria, the initial white settlers were predominantly Scottish.
The traditional owners and custodians of the Maitland area are the Wonnarua people. [4] The suburb takes its name from Thornton railway station. The station was originally known as Woodford, but the name was changed to Thornton in 1887 and relocated to a new site in 1913. [5]