Gangali Narra Widi Aboriginal Corporation ILUA Meeting

 Gangali Narra Widi Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC ICN 8363 Notice of Indigenous Land Use Agreement Meetings.

"The Gangali Narra Widi Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC ICN 8363 (GNC) holds the native title as the agent for the Widi common law native title holders and has been negotiating an Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA), Project Agreement and a Cultural Heritage Management Plan (Agreements) in relation to the BHP Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd (BMC) South Walker Mine. The proposed ILUA Agreement Area (see map below) includes BMCs existing mining interests including; ML 4750, ML 4751, MDL 235, EPC 1647, EPC 2071 and EPC 2109. GNC and BMC have reached in principle agreement and in accordance with the Native Title (Prescribed Bodies Corporate) Regulations 1999 (Cth) GNC is required to conduct consent and consultation meetings with the Widi Common Law Native Title Holders."

The Widi Common Law Native Title Holders are those persons who are descended from one or more of the apical ancestors listed in the Widi#2 people’s native title determination, being:

Jean White, mother of Albert Butterworth;

Mr Clark (‘of Suttor Station’) & Jinny (of ‘Stockton Station’), whose known children are Charlie Clark and Dick Clark;

Jinny (of ‘Stockton Station), whose known child (with Mr Watson) is Charlie Watson;

Siblings Tommy Emmerson/Iffley and Arthur Emmerson;

Roger (‘of Nebo district’), whose known child is Emily Rogers;

Neddy Thorney, whose known child is Sarah Mate Mate nee Thorney/Sauney;

Sophie (‘of Nebo’), whose known children are Jack Skeen, William Skeen, Norman Skeen, Elsie Skeen and Mary Skeen; (h) Dick (‘of Nebo’), whose known child is Sam Murray;

Billy (‘of Nebo’) & Molly (of ‘Oxford Downs Station’), whose known children are Jessie and Billy Sullivan;

Harry Monsell Snr (‘of Lake Elphinstone’) whose known children are Lily Sullivan, Flora Doyle and Harry Monsell Jnr;

King (‘of Fort Cooper’) & Meg (‘of Fort Cooper’), whose known children are Johnny, Mick, Mitchell Dalton, Paddy, Emma and Annie;

Ida, whose known child is Rene Hess (‘from Nebo’);

Maggie, whose known children are Norman Brown Snr, George ‘Duke’ Barker and Ina Darwin.

Appeared in the Courier Mail dated March 5, 2022