Wangkamahdla People Native Title Authorisation Meetings

Wangkamahdla People (QUD52/2016) Native Title Authorisation Meetings

The Wangkamahdla People have made a claimant application to the Federal Court of Australia seeking recognition of their native title rights and interests under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth). The claim is Wangkamahdla People (QUD52/2016) (‘the Native Title Claim’). Location is South western Queensland adjacent to the Northern Territory border.

The Wangkamahdla People native title claim group is described as the descendants of the following people:

Rainmaker, the father of Joe Rose and Kwetyaneke;
Belia Toby, the father of Billy Butler, Johnny Belia and Ivy (Mutchee) Belia;
Charlie Deemera, the father of Paddy Deemera;
Puppa, the mother of Annie Topsy Hansen (nee Daley);
Toby Roxborough;
Billy (Yummpibilly) Brady, the father of Bessie Brady;
King Peter, the father of Biddy Dinger, Les and Billy Jenkins, Ethel and Donnelly Britcher;
George Quartpot, the father of Tony, Patricia, Kerry, Gladys, Maria and Patrick Quartpot;
Jackie Beauchamp, the father of Paddy Beauchamp and social father of George Quartpot, and Jackie Beauchamp’s brother Aldie;
Dolly of Glenormiston, the mother of Ruby Lyon, Dinger, Peter Western, Lion and Tiger;
Molly, the mother of Judy Sailor and Arthur (Poddy) Daley Jnr;
Polly Docherty, the mother of Jack (Snapshot) Hansen and Bergin Smith;
Dolly, the sister to Polly Docherty and the mother of Charlie Trotman and Jack O’Donnell;
Topsy (also known as Bonny), the mother of James Roxborough Craigie and George Craigie;
Bunny, the mother of Joe, Dora, Peter and Jack Craigie, Dinah Aplin and Donald Bedourie;
Jinny Toby, the mother of George and Fred Age, Queen Ida Toby and Lily Clayton;
Tommy Ferguson, the father of Betty Major;
Kitty Bedourie, the mother of Bessie and Jessie Bedourie, Donald Dee and Emily Denny;
Mother of Turukalanima, Turukalanima was the mother of Norah Jacks, Ivy Nardoo and Monty Cameron;
Lizzie (Wiriwaltu) Green, the mother of Jubilee Page;
Jimmy Mantandi, the father of Clara (Indjiniga) Naylon
Alice (Wiyekari), the mother of Mary and Daisy Craigie.


Appeared in the Koori Mail dated February 24, 2021

Some Notes

Oodnadatta Genealogies by Jen Gibson 1988
Clara (Indjiniga) Naylon, father Jimmy (Arbilindiga) Naylon, mother Elizabeth (Garatjari, Aranda), spouse Johnny (Njambiga) Reece
Jimmy (Arbilindiga) Naylon, father Yungili, mothjer Bugagaguna, spouse Elizabeth (Garatjari, Aranda)
Elizabeth (Garatjari, Aranda), born c1888, died 1950, spouse Jimmy (Arbilindiga) Naylon

Demera, born c1880 at Tobermorey Stn, N.T., parents Toby and Mary Ann, wife Ida, children Vera (born c1922, married to Jubilee Page) and Paddy (born c1924)

Judy Sailor H/C, born c1905 Boulia / c1909 Glen Ormiston, parents Arthur Daly and Molly Daly, husband Sela Sailor, married Palm Island 1937