Yulluna People - Federal Court of Australia

The Federal Court of Australia has published the following case
"Sullivan on behalf of the Yulluna People #4 v State of Queensland [2017] FCA 122"  here.

The native title holders are the Yulluna People. The Yulluna People:
(a) are the biological descendants (if any) of:
    Mick Moonlight;
    Willie Sullivan;
    Rosie O’Sullivan;
    Kitty Casey;
    Momas;
(b) identify themselves as members of the Yulluna People; and
(c) are recognised by others who are Yulluna People as being Yulluna People.

Native Title Authorisation Meeting

Native Title Authorisation Meeting

The claim area is described as
"The area is located north of the NSW/Queensland border, extending in the east to Lalaguli and in the north to Nindigully on the Moonie River. The area then extends west to meet Yuwaalaraay country between the Moonie and the Narran Rivers to the Bririe, a tributary of The Big Warrambool River, and includes the towns of Thallon, Dareel and Talwood."

The apical ancestors are described as

Beeswing and his daughter Lucy Long
Kitty, mother of Charles, Jack and Alice Dennison
Kitty (Dunn)
Mary Ann mother of William Arnold
Mary Ann and Murray parents of George and Ada Murray
Reuben Bartman
George Bennett and Mary Moodie
Charles Cubby and Lucy Ann
Harry Denham
Maude Dixon/Hill
Billy Edwards
Jonathan Flick and Mary Ann
Charlie Hippi
Eliza Kirk
Walter/William Marley
James McGowan father of Aggie, Annie and Kate McGowan
Mary McGrady
Phoebe Munday
William Hilbert Saunders
Lennie Jane Smith/Rodwell
William Trapman (Troughtman)
Whalen Johnny
William (Billy) Wightman
Sarah Witon aka Witson/Wilson/Murphy
Eliza Weatherall

Appeared in the Koori Mail of February 8, 2017

Native Title Authorisation Meeting

Native Title Authorisation Meeting

The claim area roughly covers Brisbane City and suburbs generally encloses an adjoining area defined by Ipswich, Coominya, Hampton, Toowoomba, north of Warwick, Boonah and Beaudesert. The proposed application has two options.

The apical ancestors are defined as

Janie/Janey Billie/Billy (mother of Harry Thompson and Daisy Moreton (nee Thompson))
Billy Turner (father of Amy Turner)
Jackey Harvey (father of Emily Harvey the social mother of Robert Anderson snr)
Thomas Duggandan/Anderson (social father of Robert Anderson snr)
Topsy of Ipswich (mother of Jimmy Edwards jnr)
Ted Myer/Meyers/Myers (father of Elsie Richards)
Molly Myers (nee Crow) (mother of Elsie Richards)

Appeared on the Koori Mail of February 8, 2017

Some items of interest

Charlie Moreton F/B, born 1871 Stradbroke Island, parents Charlie Moreton and Sarah Moreton (Sandy) married Daisy Thompson

Jackey Arvey (?Harvey) F/B, aged about 75 years, died 26.12.1901 from consumption. Belonged to the Yackara tribe.

An Emily Harvey (Wanjin) aged 38 years native of Laidley was at Deebing Creek circa 1902

Elsie Richards, born Ipswich, died 28. 9.1961 Palm Island, parents Ted Byer (Myer) and Molly Crow, married to Arthur Richards