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913:. The community has an estimated population of 470 (2001). The community at Wujal Wujal is thought to have existed on the site for thousands of years and is set around the highly sacred waterfalls of Wujal Wujal meaning many "falls" in the Kuku Yalanji language. Visitors are warned not to bring any alcohol into the community as part of the
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From inception, the mission struggled to become firmly established. In 1887, the police magistrate from
Cooktown visited the mission and reported that about 80 people were living there, consisting of mostly aged men, women and children. The average population of the mission from 1887 to 1900 was only
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During the 1880s there was a gradual change in north
Queensland in the government policy of taking the country by lethal force. Instead, Aboriginal people were removed off their country on to missions, where they would not trouble the settlers and provided a cheap source of labour. This policy change
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to find another road to the Palmer River. They followed the
Bloomfield River upstream, but were unable to penetrate the thick scrub. The Native Police officer reported that they had found the Aborigines "exceedingly daring, constantly appearing in most threatening attitudes" and "had to disperse them
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This feature of the mission has been explained by
Christopher Anderson, who found that the mission was mostly used by the Wujalwujalwarra "mob" of the Bloomfield River area, on whose land the mission stood. They incorporated the resources available at the mission into their social and economic life.
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In 1964, land about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) upstream from the mission, where the old mission had been, was proclaimed an
Aboriginal reserve. The land was cleared for growing crops. A manager’s house, a boy’s dormitory, a mess hut and saw bench were constructed on this site. Subsequently, all the
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In 1945, the
Cooktown Protector of Aboriginals reported that there was a camp on the south side of the river, a camp on the north side of the river, and another one upstream. He reported that the people camped there seemed to be fairly well off, having an abundant supply of food. However, he raised
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In 1901, the
Evangelical Lutheran Immanuel Synod made the decision to withdraw from the mission. In 1902, Northern Protector Walter Roth closed the mission. The reserve status of the land was revoked. The Aboriginal people who had been on the mission stayed in the area in a number of small camps.
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about the cleanliness of the camps at the
Bloomfield River. This complaint followed a test of the Bloomfield River State School children for hookworm, which found that some of the students were infected. Thirty of the 51 students at the school were Aboriginal. The council then demanded that the
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led an expedition to the Palmer River in 1873. Mulligan reported that the sandbars of the river glittered with gold, which started a huge gold rush to the district. By late 1873, the first government officials and prospectors came ashore at the
Endeavour River accompanied by a detachment of
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The community has a helicopter landing pad just beside the hospital. Emergency medical services are provided by the
Primary Health Care Centre (Remote Area Nurses, Health Workers, and two or three visits per week from doctors based at the Cooktown Hospital.
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aims at tackling alcohol abuse. Traffickers of such contraband substances may be subject to fines. The government also help the community by giving small one day a week jobs involving community service to deter locals away from boredom and alcohol abuse.
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The waterfalls are very sacred to the community. For these sensitive cultural reasons, the general public only have access to one waterfall which is clearly indicated. Other waterfalls are reserved for the female members of the local community.
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Over time, the Kuku-Yalanji found other sites of more use. The mission superintendent Carl Meyer lamented that "it is painful and disappointing to be continually revealing the gospel message and find it meeting deaf ears everywhere".
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In 2003, the Walker family, one of the family groups of the Kuku Yalanji people, commenced their rainforest tours on their traditional country at Thompson Creek, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Wujal Wujal. Guided walks to the
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and the Outpost, and a separate area where the superintendent lived. During the 1960s, a girls’ hostel was built at the back of the superintendent’s house with the assistance of Aboriginal carpenters from the Hope Vale Mission.
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On 16 February 1980, the Bloomfield River mission was officially renamed Wujal Wujal. On 29 October 1987, the Aboriginal reserve held by the Queensland Government was transferred to the trusteeship of the council under a
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was established. Within four months, Cooktown and the Palmer River goldfield had a population of about 3,000 people, many of whom were Chinese immigrants. By 1880, the population of Cooktown had grown to about 7,000.
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people continued to resist the invasion of their lands by the miners, pastoralists and timber getters. Frontier violence in the region was a frequent occurrence during the 1870s, resulting in hundreds of casualties.
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As their tour attracts business from the Bloomfield area, mainly the Bloomfield Wilderness Lodge, the guests come by boat to their landing site on the Bloomfield River bank, creating the need for a jetty or ramp.
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The mission provided a reliable source of food and tobacco, and material items, such as farm tools and blankets. The mission was also used as a "caring centre" where they could leave the elderly, ill and young.
697:"Blacks surprised us at daybreak, about 150, all were armed; got close to the camp before anyone heard them; great consternation; shot several; they ran into large waterholes for shelter, where they were shot"
843:. 270 Wujal Wujal residents were evacuated by Chinook helicopters to Cooktown after the town was hit by flooding. A majority of homes in the town went underwater after the Bloomfield River broke it banks.
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to assess its mineral and land resources. On their return, the party reached the coast at Weary Bay and then followed the Bloomfield River upstream. Hann was responsible for discovering and naming the
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with the surrounding environment and cultural tourism attracting many people to the region. Wujal Wujal is part of the traditional homelands of the Eastern Kuku (Goo-goo) Yalanji (Ya-lan-gee).
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in 1875. A further detachment under the command of Sub-Inspector O’Connor arrived in January 1876. The first pastoralists in the Bloomfield River district were George Hislop and
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1D/62, Cape Tribulation and Bloomfield Natives (Sunday Mail article about Bloomfield River camps dated 14 April 1957, p.8; K J Schmidt (ed.), ‘Cedars in the Wilderness’, in
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An area of 260 acres (which included part of the old reserve) was gazetted as an Aboriginal reserve in May 1958. In the 1960s, the mission comprised 3 main villages;
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Wujal Wujal's one general store, in Wujal Wujal's main street, with mural including Wujal Wujal falls, and Wujal Wujal Council vehicle parked out front, October 2009
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There were several skirmishes along the way, culminating in a pitched battle between about 150 Aboriginal warriors and the expedition members at their camp near the
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Conflict between the Europeans and local Aboriginal people began almost immediately. In October 1873, 93 miners (led by goldfields commissioner
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to re-establish the mission at Bloomfield River and provided them with a £2500 grant to fund housing, transportation and communications.
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Frederick Bauer was appointed the interim superintendent of the mission in 1886. In 1887, he was replaced by the Lutheran missionary
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drainage basin which cross the path at very regular intervals. During high waterflow the road from Cape Tribulation is impassable.
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In 1980, the Aboriginal Council came into being, with the area regaining its traditional name, Wujal Wujal.The community has an
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There is no school in Wujal Wujal. The nearest government primary school is Bloomfield River State School in neighbouring
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COL/A194, 74/701 inquiry into the deaths of Aborigines at the Normanby River; Author unknown, ‘The Palmer’,
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vehicles. This is due to the gradient of the terrain and the many streams and rivers that make up the
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resulted in a decision to establish two Aboriginal reserves in the Cooktown district; one at
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1655:(Lutheran Publishing House, Adelaide, 1987); QSA A/58888 HHA Batch File no.58/2111.
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concerns about the large number of children living there and not attending school.
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to the north. There is no secondary school serving the area so boarding school or
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Sign welcoming people to Wujal Wujal, having travelled from the south along the
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on a hydrological survey of the east coast of Australia. In June 1819, HMS
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Walker on behalf of the Eastern Kuku Yalanji People v State of Queensland
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take urgent action to clean up the camps. The department approached the
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on the north side of the river with imported Malay labour. The town of
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community histories: Wujal Wujal
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Loftus, Tobi; Pengilley, Victoria; Black, Jessica (22 December 2023).
1099:"Wujal Wujal – locality in Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire (entry 45895)"
403:. Access to the community is via sealed road from Cooktown, or by the
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have recently been added as another opportunity in their business.
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by Aboriginal people. The Native Police also established a camp at
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1070:"Wujal Wujal – town in Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire (entry 38210)"
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Wujal-Wujal Falls are seen here at a time of relatively low water
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1715:"Stranded Wujal Wujal residents evacuated as flood water eases"
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The Economic and Political Basis of Kuku-Yalanji Social History
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The Economic and Political Basis of Kuku-Yalanji Social History
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Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map
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893:, the locality of Wujal Wujal had a population of 276 people.
886:, the locality of Wujal Wujal had a population of 282 people.
362:, the locality of Wujal Wujal had a population of 276 people.
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and his party. In 1872, William Hann was commissioned by the
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to establish a mission, when he was unexpectedly delayed in
1602:(PhD Thesis, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 1984) 242.
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University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Wujal Wujal
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A Pictorial History of Cooktown and Cape York Peninsula
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Knowles, Rachael; Gooley, Cameron (19 December 2023).
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Local Government (Community Government Areas) Act 2004
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Local government and Deed of Grant in Trust community
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384:Wujal Wujal is on the north and south sides of the
627:The next Europeans to visit Bloomfield River were
601:Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander Frederick Bedwell
595:mission was established on land belonging to the
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973:and Cape Tribulation via the Bloomfield Track.
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365:The community of Wujal Wujal is located in the
1885:This Knowledge article contains material from
1522:"Cape Belford Mission (Hope Vale) (1886-1942)"
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563:and Wujal Wujal. It includes the head of the
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863:, Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Council became the
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1011:List of reduplicated Australian place names
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1769:"Wujal Wujal (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)"
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780:who arrived in 1891. Another missionary,
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1860:. Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council.
1418:(Hope Vale Mission Board, Milton, 1986).
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1628:(1972) 2, 6, Queensland Heritage, 10-14
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1864:from the original on 18 September 2017
1580:(1972) 2, 6, Queensland Heritage, 10-1
1506:Author unknown, ‘The New Goldfields’,
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2001:Local government areas of Queensland
1926:Darren Clark Wujal Wujal photographs
1838:from the original on 30 January 2018
1832:Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council
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1286:This Knowledge article incorporates
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1373:Australian Dictionary of Biography
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236:Aboriginal Shire of Wujal Wujal
208:94.9 km (59 mi) N of
202:71.3 km (44 mi) S of
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1366:G C Bolton (4 February 2015).
1355:. 17 December 1872. p. 4.
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271:Localities around Wujal Wujal:
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1928:, State Library of Queensland
1828:"Indigenous Knowledge Centre"
1754:SRS3501, Box 399, 01-049-046.
1743:Queensland Government Gazette
1666:Queensland Government Gazette
1565:Queensland Government Gazette
1552:Queensland Government Gazette
1398:G. Pike, Queen of the North:
1349:"Mr Hann's Exploring Party".
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859:On 1 January 2005, under the
753:In 1885, Lutheran missionary
710:on three or four occasions".
29:Town in Queensland, Australia
1972:Towns and localities in the
1466:Author unknown, ‘Cooktown’,
1453:Author unknown, ‘Cooktown’,
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348:Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire
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1921:State Library of Queensland
1897:, accessed on 3 July 2017.
1368:"Hann, William (1837-1889)"
1304:State Library of Queensland
1262:State Library of Queensland
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927:Indigenous Knowledge Centre
605:Captain Phillip Parker King
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1891:The State of Queensland
1484:. Griffith University.
965:Tours are available by
915:Queensland Government's
18:Wujal Wujal, Queensland
2893:Princess Charlotte Bay
2274:Local Government Areas
1802:2016 Census QuickStats
1773:2006 Census QuickStats
1554:, 14 August 1886, 651.
1103:Queensland Place Names
1074:Queensland Place Names
1044:2021 Census QuickStats
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354:, Australia. It is an
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2672:Mitchell-Alice Rivers
1470:, 10 January 1876, 3.
1107:Queensland Government
1078:Queensland Government
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829:Thompson’s Creek Camp
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1668:, 31 May 1958, 1147.
1567:, 2 March 1889, 824.
774:Cape Bedford Mission
523:in the south to the
517:Far North Queensland
424:Guyu wujalwujalensis
420:Bloomfield River Cod
118:15.9459°S 145.3186°E
2919:Towns in Queensland
2883:Hinchinbrook Island
2878:Daintree Rainforest
2577:Hinchinbrook Island
1798:"Wujal Wujal (SSC)"
1767:(25 October 2007).
1526:Griffith University
1510:, 27 March 1876, 3.
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1040:"Wujal Wujal (SAL)"
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597:Kuku-Yalanji people
255:Federal division(s)
243:State electorate(s)
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2888:Mount Bartle Frere
2863:Atherton Tableland
2856:Places of Interest
1457:, 3 April 1875, 3.
1444:, 4 April 1874, 8.
1431:, 23 January 1874.
1429:Brisbane Telegraph
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