Gamilaraay People (QUD 290 of 2017) Native Title Authorisation

Gamilaraay People (QUD 290 of 2017) Native Title Authorisation

The claim area is south of St George  and centred on Thallon, Talwood and St George.

The Gamilaraay People are currently described as the descendants of:

1.  Beeswing and his daughter Lucy Long

2.  Kitty [Dunn]

3.  Reuben Bartman

4.  Mary Ann, mother of William Arnold

5.  George Bennett and Mary Moodie

6.  Harry Denham

7.  Maude Dixon/Hill

8.  Charlie Hippi

9.  James McGowan, father of Aggie, Annie and Kate McGowan

10. Phoebe Munday

11. William Trapman/Troutman

12. William (Billy) Whightman

13. Eliza Weatherall

14. Kitty, mother of Charles, Jack and Alice Dennison

15. Walter/William Marley

16. Lennie Jane Smith/Rodwell

17. Mary Ann and Murray, parents of George and Ada Murray

18. Charles Cubby and Lucy Ann

19. Billy Edwards

20. Jonathon Flick and Mary Ann

21. Eliza Kirk

22. Mary McGrady

23. William Hilbert Saunders

24. Whalan Johnny

25. Sarah Witon and Witson/Wilson/Murphy

All Gamilaraay People as currently described above and over the age of 18 who attend the First Authorisation Meeting, will be asked to consider authorising the following amendments to the native title claim group by adding the underlined words to and removing the striked through words

from the description of the Gamilaraay People.

The Native Title Holders are the Gamilaraay People. The Gamilaraay People are the persons who are descendants of one or more of the following people:

1. Beeswing and his daughter Lucy Long;

2. Kitty, mother of Charles, Jack and Alice Dennison;

3. Kathleen ‘Kitty’ Brown [Dunn];

4. Mary Ann, mother of William Arnold;

5. Mary Ann and Murray, parents of George and Ada Murray;

6. Reuben Bartman;

7. George Bennett and Mary Moodie;

8. Charles Cubby and Lucy Ann;

9. Harry Denham; Maude Dixon/Hill;

10. Billy Edwards;

11. Jonathon Flick and Mary Ann;

12. Charlie Hippi;

13. Eliza Kirk;

14. Walter/William Marley;

15. James McGowan, father of Aggie, Annie and Kate McGowan;

16. Mary McGrady;

17. Phoebe Munday;

18. William Hilbert Saunders James Saunders and Sarah Pye/Bucknell/McGintie;

19. Lennie Jane Smith/Rodwell;

20. William Trapman/Troutman;

21. Whalean Johnny;

22. William (Billy) Wightman;

23. Sarah Witon aka Witson/Wilson/Murphy;

24. Eliza Weatherall; or

25. Jimmy Hinch.

These amendments are proposed following further anthropological research and negotiations with the State. The amendments would not remove any members of the claim group. The amendments will potentially add members to the claim group.

Appeared in the Koori Mail dated June 15, 2022