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after battling with the waves, managed to swim ashore. This is how ‘the men,’ the paigĂ„l (baygal) black race, came to this land. The pieces of the canoe are to be seen to this day. If any one will throw a stone and strike a piece of the canoe, a storm will arise, and the voices of BerrĂșng and his boys will be heard calling to one another, amidst the roaring elements. The pieces of the canoe are certain rocks in the sea. At Ballina, BerrĂșng looked around and said, nyung? (nyang)and all the paigĂ„l about there say nyung to the present day. On the Tweed he said, ngando? (ngahndu)and the Tweed paigĂ„l say ngando to the present day. This is how the blacks came to have different dialects. BerrĂșng and his brothers came back to the Brunswick River, where he made a fire, and showed the paigĂ„l how to make fire. He taught them their laws about the kippĂ„ra, and about marriage and food. After a time, a quarrel arose, and the brothers fought and separated, MommĂłm going south, YaburĂłng west, and BerrĂșng keeping along the coast. This is how the paigĂ„l were separated into tribes
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five rest camps for Enlisted Men, and two hotels specifically for submariners. Camp No. 1 was located at Kirra Beach, along the foreshore north of Musgrave Street, in today's Roughton Park. Huts, ablutions and latrines, a kitchen/mess and an Officer's quarters and sick bay were located between the intersection with Winston Street and Lord Street, as well as down the east side of Lord Street. Camp No. 2 was at Kirra Hill, while Camp No. 3 was on Marine Parade at Coolangatta Beach. Camp No. 4 was located at Greenmount, and Camp No. 5 was at Greenmount Hill. The latter camp was located in today's Pat Fagan Park, to the north of Marine Parade. Camp No. 5 included five huts divided into 10 single cabins, a mess and recreation room, ablutions and latrines.
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be removed from their families, or from their traditional country with which they had (and retain) strong spiritual links. As a result, and since that time, the Kombumerri people have maintained close and generally closed networks of communication amongst themselves regarding their cultural practices and use of language which were not accommodated by the authorities.
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whiskey, mousetraps, linen and other assorted cargo. The reason for it running aground, is because it is believed that the captain and many of the crew were drunk at the time. Today only the hull remains which is covered with soft corals and sponges, and is a haven for crayfish, Shovelnose rays, Leopard and wobbegong sharks, and other tropical fish.
351:(named after the local aboriginal word neerang, meaning ‘shovel-nosed shark’) was surveyed and established as a base for the industry. The surrounding valleys and plains were quickly developed as cattle, sugar and cotton farms and by 1869 settlement had reached the mouth of the Nerang River on the Southern edge of 252:, whilst continuing to varying degrees with the Kombumerri cultural practices, laws and customs that were in evidence at the time of the arrival of the colonists. Many of them, both men and women (and sometimes children), found employment as servants or staff in the houses of the wealthy squatters and businessmen. 232:"... (it) was the first comprehensive Aboriginal protection act in Queensland and, indeed, in Australia; it ushered in the long era of protection and segregation during which Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders lost their legal status as British citizens and became, in effect, wards of the state". 255:
Due to the harshness of the 1897 Act, and the various equally draconian amendments to it in the last century, and with respect to various government administrations, Kombumerri Aboriginal people have to date maintained a relatively low political profile in the Gold Coast region so that they would not
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Archaeological evidence suggests that Aboriginal people inhabited the Gold Coast region about 23,000 years before European settlement, and continue to live there today. By the early 18th century there were several distinct clan estate groups (previously referred to as tribes) living between the Tweed
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In 1994, Queensland Local Government Commissioner, Greg Hoffmann began reviewing the local government boundaries in the Gold Coast, Albert and Beaudesert areas. After public debate, the 'Local Government (Albert, Beaudesert and Gold Coast) Regulation 1994' provided for the amalgamation of Gold Coast
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Some unethical business practices and State Government corruption during the late 1980s tainted the Coast's reputation as a place of business, and property marketeering (seminars which duped interstate and overseas investors into paying premium prices for new Gold Coast property developments) during
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However, inflated prices for real estate and other goods and services led to the nickname of "Gold Coast" from 1950. South Coast locals initially considered the name "Gold Coast" derogatory. However, soon the "Gold Coast" simply became a convenient way to refer to the holiday strip from Southport to
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Although the Gold Coast was not attacked by a foreign power in WW2, the war itself had a dramatic impact as well as most other coastal towns. It was in 1942, when the Americans began arriving. They commandeered the beach area at Coolangatta to establish rest areas. The Coolangatta Rest Area included
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who was a police officer in all cases except for Thursday Island. The appointment of local Protectors began in 1898. Local Protectors had many responsibilities including the administration of Aboriginal employment, wages, and savings bank accounts. Local Protectors also played a significant role in
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Long ago, Berrung together with MommĂłm (and) YabĂșrong came to this land. They came with their wives and children in a great canoe, from an island across the sea. As they came near the shore, a woman on the land made a song that raised a storm which broke the canoe in pieces, but all the occupants,
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As automobile technology became more and more reliable in the 1930s, the number of holiday makers traveling down the coast road from Brisbane increased, and by 1935 most of the coastal strip between Southport and the New South Wales border had been developed with housing estates and hotels. Elston
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During the 19th century many ships ran aground along the Gold Coast. One of the most famous of these shipwrecks was the Scottish Prince. Where in 1887, ""The Scottish Prince"", a 3 steel-masted iron barque 64 metres long, sank as she was sailing from Glasgow, Scotland to Brisbane with a cargo of
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The history of the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia began in prehistoric times with archaeological evidence revealing occupation of the district by indigenous Australians for at least 23,000 years. The first early European colonizers began arriving in the late 1700s, settlement soon followed
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Unlike their neighbours to the north of the Logan river and west and south west of Beaudesert, the Kombumerri people not only spoke dialects of a different language group, but along with other members of the Y-Bj dialect chain to the south, subscribe to an originary myth known as "The Three
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terminal opened in Coolangatta in 1981, the region had become Australia's most well-known family holiday destination and much of the vacant land within 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) of the coast had been developed. Japanese property investment during the 1980s made the skyline soar, and the
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However, analyses of historical and anthropological records show that many of the Kombumerri remained in their traditional country and found employment with farmers, oyster producers and fishermen, timber cutters and mills constructed for the production of resources like sugar and
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Coolangatta. As the tourism industry grew into the 1950s, local businesses began to adopt the term in their names, and on 23 October 1958 the South Coast Town Council was renamed "Gold Coast Town Council". The area was proclaimed a city less than one year later.
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By the turn of the 21st century the Gold Coast had shrugged off its shady past and fully embraced the real estate boom. This boom reached its physical, and economical peak in 2005 with the opening of the 322.5m 'Worlds Tallest Residential Tower'
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As Europeans settled the Gold Coast region and began farming and timber-gathering in the 19th century it was thought by some that the Kombumerri were driven from their traditional hunting, gathering and fishing grounds into the hinterland and
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built a holiday home known as the 'Summer Place' on the banks of the Nerang River near Southport and the surrounding coastal area began to get a reputation as a resort for Brisbane's wealthy and influential. Summer Place remains in situ at
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and Logan Rivers and bounded approximately in the west by the town of Beaudesert; they are believed to be: the Gugingin, Bullongin, Kombumerri, Minjingbal, Birinburra, Wangerriburra, Mununjali and Migunberri Collectively they were known as
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in 1933. The Surfers Paradise hotel burnt down in 1936 and was quickly replaced with another much grander structure, which had art deco styling and even included a zoo; complete with kangaroos and other wildlife.
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City Council and the Shire of Albert to create a new local authority called the City of Gold Coast Council. An election was held on 11 March 1995 and the first Council meeting was held on 24 March 1995.
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and Southport made it difficult to reach without a boat, but in 1889 a railway line was extended to the town and numerous guesthouses and hotels were soon established up and down the coastline.
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An Australian language as spoken by the Awabakal, the people of Awaba or Lake Macquarie (near Newcastle, New South Wales): being an account of their language, traditions and customs
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built the Surfers Paradise hotel 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Southport in an area between the Nerang River and the beach known as Elston, and the real tourism boom began.
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and even dolphins to aid them in the hunting and fishing processes. Various species were targeted in various seasons, including shellfish including eugaries, (cockles or pipis),
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Faulkner, Herbert William; Bill Faulkner (2003). "Movers and Shakers: Chaos Makers in Tourism Development". In Fredline, Liz; Jago, Leo; Cooper, Christopher P. (eds.).
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Brothers", which is based on the arrival to this part of the eastern Australian coastline by 3 men/mythical culture heroes and their wives and children in a canoe:
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Allen, John and John Lane 1913. Grammar, Vocabulary, and Notes of the Wangerriburra Tribe, appendix to the Report of the Protector of Aboriginals, Brisbane.
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were eaten, but the latter only rarely due to their more northerly distribution. Various species of parrots and lizards were eaten along with bush honey.
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in 1965 to feed parking meters by the beach to prevent holiday makers from getting parking fines was a particularly popular innovation. In 1965, the
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The permanent population of the region increased slowly until 1925 when a new coastal road was built between Brisbane and Southport. That same year,
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spent their Christmas holidays there. In later times, many holiday rental flats sprung up in the area. The Ipswich roots remain as the
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Specific Gold Coast areas became the holiday destinations for many who lived inland. Coolangatta had a caravan and camping park on the
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became the first European to visit the Gold Coast when he sailed past on 16 May 1770. As an explorer under the commission of the
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population of the State was achieved by dividing the State into Protectorates. Each Protectorate was administered by a local
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Holmer, Nils M. 1983. Linguistic Survey of South-Eastern Queensland. Pacific Linguistics Series D, No. 54. Canberra: ANU
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began drawing timber cutters to the region in large numbers in the mid-19th century and in 1865 the inland township of
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Livingstone, Rev. H. 1892. Short Grammar and Vocabulary of the Dialect spoken by the Minyung People, Appendix A
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Cunningham, M 1969 A Description of the Yugumbir Dialect of Bandjalang. University of Queensland Papers 1:69–122
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The Kombumerri: Aboriginal people of the Gold Coast: ngulli yahnbai gulli bahn bugal bugalehn: we are still here
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The South Coast region was a very popular holiday destination for servicemen returning from World War II.
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Birth of the "Glitter Strip", beginning in the 1950s the city exploded with new developments such as the
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In September 2010 the Gold Coast Native Title Claim QUD346/06 was registered by the Registrar of the
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charted the region in 1840 that the area was really brought to the attention of European settlers.
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were also consumed. Numerous plants and plant products were included in the diet including
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Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (26 July 2019).
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throughout the 19th century, and by 1959 the town was proclaimed a city. Today, the
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The hi-rise boom continued in earnest during the 1970s and by the time the
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confirmed the Gold Coast's reputation as an international tourist centre.
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was surveyed in 1875 in a location known as Nerang Creek Heads. In 1885
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were hunters, gatherers and fishers, and are reported to have trained
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Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act 1897
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residents successfully lobbied to change the name of their town to
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Aboriginal Pathways in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River
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Re-arranged, condensed and edited with an appendix by John Fraser
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The rough bush tracks and numerous creek crossings be between
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and serves as Biddle House, the senior school boarding house.
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Progressing Tourism Research: Volume 9 of Aspects of tourism
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were held at the Surfers Paradise Ski Gardens, now known as
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not a rodent), are still hunted with dogs today and various
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were held there and traces of Aboriginal camps and intact
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The first town planning on the Gold Coast began with the
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Planning the Unplanned City: The Story of the Gold Coast
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Berrung came long long ago, with MommĂłm (and) YaburĂłng
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Timeline of Gold Coast, Queensland § Bibliography
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Kombumerri Aboriginal history in the Gold Coast region
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Post-war years and the birth of the name Gold Coast
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Index

History of Gold Coast, Queensland

North Burleigh
Gold Coast
Prehistory of Australia
Kombumerri people
Yugambeh language
Kombumerri people
dingos
oysters
mudcrabs
sea mullet
dugong
Echidnas
monotreme
marsupials
koalas
possums
macadamias
Bunya

Mudgeeraba district
Bundall
Nerang River
Surfers Paradise
Grafton
Maryborough
corroborees
bora rings
Tweed River

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