Yandruwandha Yawarrawarrka Native Title Meeting

Yandruwandha Yawarrawarrka Native Title Meeting

The meeting, amongst other things, is "to authorise the native title determination application (the authorisation meeting) over the two areas depicted on the map denoted as YY Claim #3, and at the time and location set out, below." These areas appear, from the map in the advertisement to be in Queensland.

Under the traditional laws and customs of the Yandruwandha and Yawarrawarrka People, the Yandruwandha Yawarrawarrka Native Title Holders are those living Aboriginal people who identify as, and are recognised by other Yandruwandha Yawarrawarrka Native Title Holders as Yandruwandha or Yawarrawarrka (or both), because:

(a) he or she is biologically descended from one or more of the

following Yandruwandha Yawarrawarrka apical ancestors:

Annie (born at Cordillo Downs), mother of Archie Guttie;
Clara Nirrpinni, mother of Frank Booth and Alice Miller (nee Booth);
Cora the mother of Bob Parker and Nellie Parker;
The parents of Flash Ted Bikehandle and Flash Tommy;
Kimi (born at Innamincka) and his wife;
Maramundu Jack “The Ripper” Parker;
Caroline (born at Cordillo Downs) the mother of Mary Stafford (nee Moore), Jack Moore, Charlie Moore, female twins (Winifred and Freida) and Albert Moore;
Brothers Walter Harris(on) and Dick Harrison;
The parents of Lilly (whose married name is Parker) and her sister Kathlene (whose married name is George);
Annie and her husband, who are the parents of Coongie Maggie (born at Coongie Lakes in South Australia);
The parents of the sibling set – Billy Parker, Jessy Parker, Peter “Petekin” Parker, and Paddy Parker;
The parents of sibling set – Merty George and Merty Johnny and Merty Mick;
Larriken Mick.

or he or she is biologically descended from such other ancestor who is acknowledged by the Yandruwandha Yawarrawarrka Native Title Holders as a Yandruwandha or Yawarrawarrka apical ancestor.

Appeared in the Koori Mail dated February 24, 2021

Some Odds and Ends

Innamincka Words - Yandruwandha dictionary and stories (here)
compiled by Gavan Breen
The Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200, Australia

Wallace on behalf of the Boonthamurra People v State of Queensland [2014] FCA 901 (here)

Frank Booth, born c1899 Innaminka, parents Jim Booth and Clara Booth, first wife Janey (deceased), second wife Florrie Tomahawk.
Florence Tomahawk and Frank Booth married at Woorabinda 4.11.1933