Eastern Kuku Yalanji National Parks Land Transfer Indigenous Land Use Agreement

The ILUA Area is located generally between Mossman in the south and Black Mountain in the north, bordered by the Great Dividing Range to the west. Also included are East Hope, West Hope, Snapper and Struck Islands.

Who should attend the ILUA Authorisation Meeting?

• All those who hold or may hold Native Title in the CYU #1 Claim Part;

• All those who hold or may hold Native Title in the Non-Claimed/Determined Part; and

• Eastern Kuku Yalanji People, being the determined Native Title

Holders for the EKY Determination Part as described in the

Federal Court of Australia decision of Walker on behalf of the

Eastern Kuku Yalanji People v State of Queensland (QC2007/002,

QUD6008/1998), being the descendants of:

1. Siblings Wawuyilkinga, Lily Kajakaja, Ulurban, Kurlur, Juwalkji, Jinabaji

2. Kilkil (Gilgil) and Yougie (Emera)

3. Ngamubaralba

4. Jimmy Johnson Snr and his brothers Toby King and Peter King

5. Brothers Billy King, Willie King 1 and Willie King 2

6. Siblings Nambaji, Bijun (Dangara) and Jimmy (Mandilba) Rossville

7. Old Man Jimmy and Sarah

8. Kurukuna and Nellie

9. Bluja King Kunarra and his three wives Ngingkibaji #1 and Ngingkibaji #2, and Baral-Baral

10. Dimbanga and Mara Baril Baril

11. Sisters Mujala and Rosie

12. Brothers Dickie Springvale and Mundy Nunn

13. Jilngarr

14. Burradi and Wawu Dimbi

15. Siblings Jimmy, Polly (Jukura), Nellie (Wuynkul-baka ), Charlie (Junjurr or Munjurr), 

Lily (Jabi or Chubby) Blanket

16. Rosie Gurrmurragudgee

17. Brothers George Doughboy, Toby Bloomfield and Peter Bloomfield (Kalka Jurungu)

18. Brothers Charlie Ball (Dirrakari) and Billy Collins and Davey Douglas and Sandy Peterson

19. Isabella Henderson (Wawu-kuwa)

20. Ginny Bamboo

21. Siblings Archibald (Bauly) Mossman, Jessie Mossman (Bawanya) and Billy Mossman

22. Siblings Jessie Buchanan (Babi Milbija or Narrijinya) and King Charlie Diamond

23. Henry Bloomfield

24. Yangki and Buji

25. Willy Ngamu-Darrba and his two wives Molly Kalumba and Yimaday

26. Kalkamanangu and Duraja

27. Kalkaymba

28. Rosie Maund Jankarji and her husbands Tommy Jinjarrba Lefthand, 

Tommy Ngangkun Johnson (Buchanan), Barney Lunn (Lund), Billie Lunn (Lund) and 

Tommy Jindalman Hide

29. Big Friday Ngamu-Ngulmbay and Ruby

30. Leslie Yerry

31. Brothers King Toby and Old Man Toby (Jinjirrba)

32. Maggie Queen

33. Siblings Miliji, Kalkabinda, Kuruwuja, Peter Smith (Marray-Marray or Murranbi or Jinakulu)

34. Kitty Wulbar (Maymi)

35. Rosie Rosie

36. Brothers Old Man Juwalba (Willie Cross-eye) and Wunbu Cross-eye

37. Jimmy Mossman

38. Wabaji

39. Old Kokoe

40. Charlie Ogilvie and Maggie

41. Old Man Yorkey and Rosie

42. George Mero

43. Old Man Kooka and Maudie

44. Jerry Wotton and Frances Diamond

Appeared in the Koori Mail dated September 8, 2021

Some items of interest -

The political and economic basis of Kuku-Yalanji social history

Jon Christopher Anderson B.A. (Hons.), Dip. Psych. (University of Queensland)

University of Queensland Doctor of Philosophy Thesis  1984

Mentions

The Aboriginal Employment Register for Cooktown (Q.S.A.) gives some examples of Thompson Creek men and their jobs. (The primary estate affiliation of the men is shown in brackets.):

Henry Bloomfield of Bloomfield [Buruwarra man. Norman Baird's wife's brother]. 31 yrs. Employed from 1/1/27 by E.P. Feinn, mail contractor of Ayton as horseboy. Same for 24/1/28.

Henry Bloomfield employed by Bowden Pearling Co. from 26/6/28. 

Pinky of Bloomfield [Wuialwuialwarra]. 50 yrs. Employed from 24/2/30 by L.J.Neill, mailman as horseboy.

Pinkie of Bloomfield. 45 yrs. Employed from 22/10/27 by E.G. Olufson, farmer of Bloomfield as yardboy.

Willie Burchell of Bloomfield [upper Daintree man]. Employed from 8/2/30 by Arthur Pierce, packer of Bloomfield as horseboy.

Willie Burchell. 12 years. Same for 1931.

Matty Boathoy of Bloomfield [Kangkiiiwarra]. Employed from 8/4/29 by Edward Pitt, fisherman of Bloomfield.

Charlie Ball of Bloomfield [Wuialwuialwarra]. 38 yrs. Employed from 7/2/28 by Bowden Pearling Co.

Johnny Baird of Bloomfield [Buruwarra]. Employed from 31/1/28 by Bowden Pearling Co.

Charlie Ogilvie of Bloomfield [upper Daintree man]. 56 years. Employed from 18/1/26 by E.Feinn, mail contractor of Ayton as horseboy. Same for 3/4/28 and 1/1/29.

Charlie Ogilvie employed from 12/3/27 by Thomas Pierce, farmer of Bloomfield.

Johnny Ogilvie of Bloomfield [son of Charlie]. Employed from  20/2/29 by Th. Pierce, miner of  Bloomfield.

The Aboriginal Employment Register (Cooktown) confirms that Banabila men were on the boats in the 1920s and 30s, although the records are scanty. This may mean the record is incomplete or that very few out of the total number who worked on boats actually signed on:

Alec Olbar [Wulbar's son]. Employed from 21/1/29 by Bowden Pearling Co. 50/month. Same for 1928 and 1930.

Jimmy Kerry [ditto] . Employed from 14/2/28 by Bowden Pearling Co. 50/month.

Billy Mapoon [ditto] . Employed from 24/1/28 by Wyben Pearling Co. 55/month.

Oscar Olbar [ditto] . Employed from 24/1/28 by Wyben Pearling Co. 55/month.

Other jalunii men who sometimes camped at Banabila and who worked on boats were:

Corporal Medium [Julkurwarra]. Employed from 24/1/28 by Bowden Pearling Co. of Thursday Is.

George Doughboy [Kangkiiiwarra]. Employed from 21/1/29 by Horey & Co.

Georgie Bamboo [Doughboy's B-S]. Employed from 21/1/29 by Bowden Pearling Co. Same in 1928.