Yarrabah community history book

Yarrabah, traditionally yagaljida in the yidin language spoken by the indigenous yidinji people, is a coastal town and locality in the aboriginal shire of yarrabah, queensland, australia. It contains information about organisations, people, policies, legislation and events related to the history of child welfare in australia. One way to break down barriers is to educate people and what better way than to have an event based on music, because everyone. Litt degree, i wrote a small thesis called darkness and light. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Brief history, information about the community, arts and crafts and the museum. A descendant of the kunganji tribe of the yarrabah aboriginal community, elverina curated blow im in 2003. While this book is an uptodate account of the situation in australia generally and particularly in yarrabah, an aboriginal community near cairns, queensland, most of the research was done in 1984. Yarrabah has a rich history of instrumental music with the first brass band being formed in 1901, which toured across the state taking the sounds of yarrabah far and wide.

Contact the lkc team or the developer of this guide for further information. Did the deep north of australia experience racism, discrimination and segregation. Yarrabah is a small community with just over 3000 people, it is about a 45 minute drive 37km south from the city of cairns. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Media in category yarrabah, queensland the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. It is managed under a deed of grant in trust under the local government community government areas act 2004. There are many services providers in the community including its own hospital, primary and secondary schools, preschool, library, shops and a museum to name a few. It is an aboriginal community about 53 kilometres by road from cairns cbd on cape grafton. Hae seong jang this volume is about the social identities of young indigenous people in contemporary australia, based on fieldwork in the rural community of yarrabah, in queensland. I strongly recommend this book the dying days of segregation in australia. Year 11 yarrabah trip 2017 year 11 practise kidsgames for yarrabah with our year 4 students. Council womens centre history links search arts and crafts leisure centre museum.

Miller says that the book will be a local history for the people and school children at yarrabah. Yarrabah school believes all students can learn and experience success. The cairns post of 20 january 1892 describes conditions at one such camp. A special education unit supporting students across all campuses is located at the primary campus with a specialist facility provided at the secondary campus. The pupilteacher ratio enables the school to specialise in curricula which facilitates. A notable exception to the latter is the recently published book by swain and rose2 dealing with aborigines and christian missions. The book is a political history of race relations from contact till now between white and black australia and puts yarrabah in a national context of the treatment of australian aborigines. This was an incredibly significant time when nearly 100 years of legal oppression and segregation of indigenous people in queensland came to an end. Available in the national library of australia collection. The workshop on monday had 8 children but that grew to almost 20 by wednesday. Yarrabah state school caters for an indigenous student population enrolled from preprep to year 10 across three separate campuses within the community of yarrabah in far north queensland. Yarrabah tellin country state library of queensland. This book is of significant historical value not only for yarrabah but aboriginal people across the country can relate to it through their own stories.

The township of yarrabah is for the most part located adjacent to mission bay. It is a must on the shelves of history teachers, university lecturers, students and those who like to keep themselves informed. In this book two generations of aboriginal people connected with the community of yarrabah in north queensland tell their stories, some going back to the turn of the century. Infobox australian place hi yarrabah, traditionally yagaljida in the yidin language spoken by the indigenous yidinji people, is a coastal town and locality in the aboriginal shire of yarrabah, queensland, australia. Situated on the northern part of queensland coastline, and seated just about 45 minutes drive from cairns is the paradise of the yarrabah community. This paper will give an account of the history of an aboriginal community in far north queensland yarrabah using as primary source material, archival material and oral accounts. The township has a complex history, stemming from the early state administrations which forcibly relocated aboriginal and some south sea islanders from many different groups to yarrabah. Industrial school, yarrabah mission station organisation. Books aboriginal and torres strait islander health lkc. Communities history council aged care womens centre tea tree plantation yarrabah pottery museum bama ngappi ngappi links search webmaster welcome to yarrabah yarrabah paradise by the sea yarrabah is a small community with just over 3000 people, it is about a 45 minute drive 37km south from the city of cairns. Yarrabah aboriginal community is a small community with just over 3000 people, it is about a 45 minute drive 37km south from the city of cairns. At the 2016 census, yarrabah had a population of 2,559.

It is much closer by directline distance but is separated from cairns. King described seeing a group of aboriginal people on the beach who arose and brandishd their wammarahs woomeras in acknowledgement of the ship. Yarrabah community is located about a 60km drive southeast of cairns. This is the official facebook page for yarrabah aboriginal shire.

Please follow this link to read the return to school letter from yarrabah principal, matthew harris. A comprehensive and integrated curriculum is offered with the flexibility to meet the needs of each student. Yarrabah community history extract in 1851 captain phillip parker king sailed the mermaid between cape grafton and fitzroy island located just to the southeast of cape grafton. Yarrabah department of aboriginal and torres strait. The aboriginal shire of yarrabah is a special local government area in far north queensland, queensland, australia, east and southeast of cairns on cape grafton. Despite past racism and discrimination and some lingering examples of this in government policy and societys attitudes, yarrabah today is. Return to school letter to familes by kimberley taylor on tuesday 12th may 2020. Social identities of young indigenous people in contemporary australia.

A system similar to south african apartheid existed on aboriginal reserves like yarrabah in queensland till as recently as 1984. Despite past racism and racial discrimination and some lingering examples of this in government policy and societys attitudes, yarrabah today is a. Aboriginal and torres strait islander people are warned that this specialty guide provides links to websites and resources that may contain images of deceased people. Yarrabah shire council, yarrabah aboriginal community, queensland, australia. For history buffs, politics and aboriginal affairs enthusiasts, this book is an eyeopening look at aboriginal affairs in australia and in the biggest former reserve in queensland yarrabah near cairns. Yarrabah aboriginal community is situated 37km south of cairns, queensland, australia. Until the 1950s, the community of yarrabah in far north queensland was home to one of the best brass bands in the state. Yarrabah news is published fortnightly by the yarrabah aboriginal shire council and edited by christ. What works the work program improving outcomes for. Aboriginal brass band offers burst of hope in a bleak. Ernest gribbles church at the yarrabah mission, north queensland, 1899 4991418485. Enjoy these selected yarrabah stories, or use the show me stories about filter to explore. Yarrabah is now a shire with a council, governed by the same rules as other local government areas.

Queensland aboriginal people recall early days at yarrabah mission. Yarrabah, a former aboriginal mission settlement, is a community governed by an aboriginal council, 15 km east of cairns at cape grafton. Continuing along the pine creek yarrabah road, past the sign for browns bay and you will notice the bitumen road descending down steeply for about 4. Yarrabah and cairns, 18911910, exploring race relations between cairns and the yarrabah anglican mission in far north queensland between 1891 and 1910. Yarrabah aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples. But it was different from the deep south of the usa. Yarrabah is an aboriginal community 60km south east of cairns and is located between the rainforest and the ocean this page aims to promote its beauty. Kunggandji is also known as gunggay, goonganji, goonganjee, gunggandji, or gungandji. Yarrabah community library yarrabah aboriginal shire, qld. Yarrabah is an aboriginal community south of cairns. It is much closer by directline distance but is separated from cairns cbd by the murray prior range and trinity inlet, an inlet of the coral sea. Kunggandji is the traditional language of the cape grafton area, taking in the presentday yarrabah community. The first yarrabah community council was established in the 1960s and in 1986 it became selfgoverning and received its deed of grant in trust land tenure status. We acknowledge aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples and their continuing connection to land and as custodians of stories for millennia.

It is surrounded by the suburbs of aloomba, deeral, east trinity and green hill. The book is a political history from contact till now between white and black australia and puts yarrabah in a national context. The exhibition comprises graphic text panels that explore the history of yarrabah brass bands as well as other indigenous brass bands all around queensland from 1901 to the 1970s. It will also interest history buffs, politics and aboriginal affairs enthusiasts as it is an eyeopening look at aboriginal affairs in australia and in the biggest former reserve in queensland yarrabah. Also a mark in time in the yarrabah history is when the community received its deed of grant in trust dogit land tenure in 1986 which paved the way for the community council of the day who were the trustee holders to then become selfgoverned under the community services aborigines act 1984. Before you arrive at yarrabah aboriginal community, you have to take the 4wd track on the lefthand side of the road. With this event began an unofficial but longlived marriage of convenience between church and constabulary that was the beginning of a community of stolen children at yarrabah. Yarrabah aboriginal shire council queensland places. It is an aboriginal community about 53 kilometres 33 mi by road from cairns cbd on cape grafton.