New paper in the Australian Geographer

A paper titled "Aboriginal Memories of Inundation of the Australian Coast Dating from More than 7000 Years Ago" by Patrick D. Nunn & Nicholas J. Reid appears in the Australian Geographer dated 2015 No 1. This paper is described here and can currently be downloaded free at the Journal Reference at the end of that article.

Birriah Native Title Claim Group

The Birriah Native Title Claim Group is currently described as the biological and adopted descendants of

Jinnie Tiers
Kuburu, the father of Billy Lightning Banbari
John Smallwood
Rosie Schilling
Peggy Barker
Sambo Callaghan
Tommy Dodd or Tommy Morgan
the mother of Lizzie Limburner

It is proposed that the Birriah Native Title Claim Group be re-formulate TO ADD the biological and adopted descendants of Nellie Skeen or William (Billy) Skeen Snr in order to ensure that the description of the Birriah Native Title Claim Group is consistent with the best available supporting evidence.

If that were done, the Birriah Native Title Claim Group would become the following (reformulated Birriah Native Title Claim Group): The biological or adopted descendants of:

Jinnie Tiers
Kuburu, the father of Billy Lightning Banbari
John Smallwood
Rosie Schilling
Peggy Barker
Sambo Callaghan
Tommy Dodd or Tommy Morgan
the mother of Lizzie Limburner
Nellie Skeen or William (Billy) Skeen Snr.

The advertisement covers further matters but this post is purely the apical ancestors.

Appeared in the Koori Mail of September 9, 2015.

Some notes of interest

Donald Tiers, son of Charlie Tiers and Jinnie Tiers died at Woorabinda on 10.10.1952 aged 73 years

Caude Conway, daughter of Charlie Tiers and Jinnie Tiers died at Woorabinda on 21.11.1952 aged 65 years

Frank Fisher, born in 1908 in Townsville, had parents Frank Fisher and Rosie Shilling was married at Murgon on 5/1/1935

Peggy Barker died at Palm Island on 9. 7.1920

Lizzie Limburner died on 5. 2.1943 at Palm Island, parents Mr Tucker (white) and Dinah

Tommy Morgan aged 23 years, born at Dutchess appears in the Medical Journal of Australia dated 8. 9.1928

Nellie Skeen, born 1910 Musgrave River, Cooktown, parents Jack Kremmer and Dolly, husband William Skeen