Gurindji to Daguragu Station : report to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory, November 1981 / by the Aboriginal Land Commissioner

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Australia. Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner
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GURINDJI TO DAGURAGU STATION Report by the Aboriginal Land Commissioner to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory 1
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 Gurindji Land Claim to Daguragu Station Report by the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, Mr Justice Toohey, to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory 3
CONTENTS 9
History of the claim 11
Status of the land claimed 11
History of European presence in the area 13
Nature of the land claimed 13
The walk-off from Wave Hill 16
The claimants 17
Social categories amongst the Gurindji 19
Traditional ownership of land 20
Group 1 23
Sites and estates 23
Group 2 24
Groups 3 and 4 25
Group 5 27
Group 6 28
Croup 7 30
Group 8 31
Group 9 31
Group 10 31
Group 11 32
Must there be a site on the land claimed? 32
Group 12 33
Findings on traditional ownership 34
Strength of attachment 38
Desire to live on traditional country 39
Matters for comment—number of Aboriginals advantaged 40
Recommendations 40
Detriment—other Aboriginals 41
Matters for comment—nature and extent of advantage 41
Detriment—fences 43
Detriment—Northern Territory Cattle Council 43
Detriment—disease control 45
Detriment—Ashton Mining Limited 46
Detriment—Dampier Mining Company Ltd 46
Land usage 47
Roads 47
Cost of acquiring interests 50
Summary of findings, recommendations and comments 51
CONSULTANT 53
LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES 53
WITNESSES 54
EXHIBITS 55

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Australia. Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner & Australia. Parliament & Australia. Department of Aboriginal Affairs & Northern Territory. Administrator. (1983). Gurindji to Daguragu Station : report to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory, November 1981 Retrieved April 25, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-840876167

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Australia. Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, Australia. Parliament, Australia. Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Territory. Administrator. Gurindji to Daguragu Station : report to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory, November 1981 Canberra: Government Printer, 1983. Web. 25 April 2024 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-840876167>

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Australia. Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner & Australia. Parliament & Australia. Department of Aboriginal Affairs & Northern Territory. Administrator. 1983, Gurindji to Daguragu Station : report to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory, November 1981 Government Printer, Canberra viewed 25 April 2024 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-840876167

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