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The Manbarra, otherwise known as the Wulgurukaba, are Aboriginal Australian people, and the traditional custodians of the Palm Islands, Magnetic Island, and an area of mainland Queensland to the west of Townsville. The Manbarra people were forcibly moved off the Palm Islands in the 1890s by the Queensland Government, and hundreds of people ...
Palm Island and Townsville. Wulguru, (also known as Manbara, Manbarra, Korambelbara, Mun ba rah, Nyawaygi or Wulgurukaba) is an Australian Aboriginal language, now extinct, that was spoken by the Wulgurukaba (or Manbarra) people around the area around present day Townsville, Queensland, on the east coast of Australia.
Magnetic Island (Wulguru: Yunbenun) is an island 8 kilometres (5 mi) offshore from the city of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. This 52 km 2 (20.1 sq mi) mountainous island in Cleveland Bay has effectively become a suburb of Townsville. The island is accessible from Townsville Breakwater to Nelly Bay Harbour by ferry.
The name Wulguru comes from Wulgurukaba, the language/group name of the Aboriginal people of the Cleveland Bay area. [ 2 ] The Wulguru railway station ( 19°19′34″S 146°49′35″E / 19.3260°S 146.8263°E / -19.3260; 146.8263 ( Wulguru railway station (former) ) ) on the North Coast railway line has been abandoned
Bohle Plains is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba Aboriginal country. [ 3 ] The name Bohle Plains comes from the nearby Bohle River , which in turn takes its name from Henry Mackinnon Bohle, who brought cattle to the area in 1863.
Currajong is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba Aboriginal country. [4] The name Currajong is believed to be derived from the name of the residence Currajong in Stagpole Street, West End, owned by Edward Hunt. In about 1888 Hunt planted currajong trees in the grounds. [2] [5] St John Fisher's Christian Brothers College opened in 1952.
Heatley is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba Aboriginal country. [5] The origin of the suburb name is from W.J. Heatley, the former Mayor of Townsville from 1927 to 1933. [6] Heatley State High School opened on 30 January 1968. On 16 December 1999 it renamed Heatley Secondary College. [7] Heatley State School opened on 25 January 1971. [7]
Gulliver is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba Aboriginal country. [3]The suburb is named after Thomas Allen Gulliver, the telegraph master of Townsville. [2]It is unclear when the Holy Family Catholic Primary School opened in Gulliver, but it closed on 11 December 1987.