Noonkanbah protest event saulwick polls and social. The emanuel family, who established noonkanbah station on the north. The emanuel family, who established noonkanbah station on the. Yungngora is a mediumsized aboriginal community in the kimberley region in northern western australia, situated approximately 280 km eastsoutheast of broome and 100 km southwest of fitzroy crossing. Additional engagement funding for the great american read is made possible by cpb. The dispute at noonkanbah station in 1980 between aboriginal people, a resource company and the western australian government over oil drilling in a sacred area was a pivotal event in the struggle by traditional owners for their right to determine what happens on their country. The station was pegged out in the 1880s and covered approximately 4,000 square kilometres 400,000 hectares or 1,000,000 acres in the south central kimberley of western australia. In the interest of avoiding confusion, it is organized into. This event made the perth papers, and either court or the company. Bloodlines of illuminati central intelligence agency. Renowned for its dramatic landscapes and rich indigenous culture, the region weaves together a remarkable account of the evolution of the australian continent with aboriginal history dating.
Explore hundreds of vintage pictures of our nations history. While the argyle mine in the east kimberley produces many. Conservative governments in western australia have a history. You can use these online activities in a variety of ways, from oneonone instruction using a computer or tablet to class. Whose law is the authority on the noonkanbah dispute, but as a book written from. Western australia to work as a stationhand for the kimberley cattle pioneers, the.
Contact us contact your local community resource centre contact the. The authors examine the major political, economic, social. A shed in the middle of the kimberley once echoed with the buzz of shearers, merinos in the yards, childrens voices in a makeshift classroom. Walgidee hills, noonkanbah station, derbywest kimberley shire, western australia, australia. And then politicians and powerbrokers at the height of a mining dispute. Koligs book presents useful insights into aboriginal conceptions and philosophy establish ing the importance of noonkanbah station to the yungngora and kadjina people of the.
Owners and managers at karratha station, mardie station, pyramid station, chiritta. On 15 june, a company representative sought access to noonkanbah station but was turned back at the gate after verbal exchanges. Noonkanbah station has a rich history, much of which is not recorded. The noonkanbah story is essentially about differing views of land. If you would like to participate, visit the project page. Walgidee hills, noonkanbah station, derbywest kimberley shire. Noonkanbah station or just noonkanbah is a pastoral lease, both a cattle and sheep station. They have since returned to country where many of them were born and worked as station hands and where their ancestors had lived long before noonkanbah became a sheep station in the 19th century. A history of india a history of india presents the grand sweep of indian history from antiquity to the present in a compact and readable survey.
My name is anne poelina i am a woman from the mardoowarra, fitzroy river. This course surveys the history of the near east from the dawn of civilization around 3000 bce to the fall of the sassanid empire to the arabs in 650 ce. Kimberley from the fitzroy river near noonkanbah aboriginal community west of. Government of western australia shall not be liable for any. Am ax corporation, planning to drill for oil on noonkanbah station on the southern border of the kimberley region of western australia, and the yungngora. Mjobergs writing resonates with the mixture of arrogance, naivety and wonder with which he viewed the kimberley. The great american read is made possible by the anne ray foundation and public television viewers. Criddle in honor of john frederik biccard jeppe 1920 geologist of nedlands, western australia, who first discovered the mineral.
At the 2016 census, yungngora had a population of 378. Noonkanbah station is within the scope of wikiproject australia, which aims to improve wikipedias coverage of australia and australiarelated topics. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Browse the worlds largest ebookstore and start reading today on the web, tablet, phone, or ereader. Abdullah, george, 81 2 abdullah, jill, 176, 208, 209 aboriginal advancement council, 78 aboriginal advancement league, 82. Solonec shared lives on nigena country uwa research. There are no dry descriptions of flora, fauna or landscape. In the past nyikina people have been given many names. The main access road is unpaved and so becomes inaccessible during the wet season. Cox was, and still is, the chairman of the yungngora community, aboriginal people of the west kimberley who fought to get their land back and had finally resettled on the station. Noonkanbah station or just noonkanbah is a pastoral lease, both a cattle and sheep station on the fitzroy river between camballin and fitzroy crossing. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. The yungngora community is on noonkanbah station in the fitzroy valley in the shire of. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books.
That return to country came about in the context of the equal wages decision of 1965 the subject of the radio series and book. Noonkanbah revisited on 2 december 2015, bill bunbury, presenter of hindsight, abc radio social history unit, spoke to the kimberley society about the 1980 noonkanbah confrontation in which the court government wanted to let amax drill for oil or gas on noonkanbah a decision resisted strongly by the noonkanbah community. Popular railroad history books showing 150 of 154 jay cookes gamble. The community is located on the noonkanbah station on the banks of the. Named for the noonkanbah sheep station, australia, from where prider 1965 had described a mineral of similar composition which was later discredited. Discover the history of your hometown with our bestselling picture series, crafted by local authors.
The traditional lands of nyikina people are located in the west kimberley region of western australia. The west kimberley has a proud pastoral tradition, involving both aboriginal and nonaboriginal people. The northern pacific railroad, the sioux, and the panic of 1873 hardcover by. It was 30 years ago when the name of their station, noonkanbah, wa, became synonymous with the fight to stop oil drilling on a sacred site. Get the latest updates on nasa missions, watch nasa tv live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and. The history of resistance, survival and adaptation has lead to the. Meanwhile, the ornithologist and the ethnographer had branched off and gone south of the fitzroy at the invitation of a station owner. There are not many books about the huns written for a general audience, and fewer still that look at their history and society. Theres no flies at noonkanbah but the scabs are on the way. Listen and read activities tell their story through words, images, and sound. The information in this book is provided in good faith on the basis that the state records taskforce.
Traditional owner is defined by the corporations rule book as those persons who identify. Yungngora is the gateway to communities further inland such as kadjina community and yakanarra community. The station was established in the early 1880s by the emanuel family. Koligs book presents useful insights into aboriginal conceptions and philosophy establish ing the importance of noonkanbah station to the yungngora and. Other stations were established along the river further upstream during the 1880s including noonkanbah station, gogo station, fossil downs station, liveringa and lower liveringa station physiography. Under the cover of the nt intervention, governments are once again trying to force aboriginal people off their land. Fossil downs station was established in 1886 by the macdonald brothers after a three year journey of more than 5,600 kms droving cattle from goulbourn, nsw the longest overlanding cattle drive in australias history. Through historical circumstances, community residents were made. Ngajanoo nilawal, anne poelina, ngaiyoo yimardoowarra marnil. Stories written by secondary students of kulkarriya community school noonkanbah, western australia. Noonkanbah station is a pastoral lease, both a cattle and sheep station on the.
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