Kangaroo Flat Station Book Report

The region was first occupied by squatters during the late 1830s and 1840s, and was largely settled by 1847. By 1850, several villages were established, there were good seasons and high wool prices .... 14

The distribution of Government lands had been an issue since the Revolutionary War. Early methods for allocating unsettled land outside the

In 1873 President Grant divided the Wallowa Valley with the settlers, two years later retracted the divide which allowed settlers develop Wallowa Valley.

Indigenous people as defined by the Cobo report (1987) are “a group having a historical

Another challenge to land ownership was the Tent Embassy on the parliament house lawns. This constant public pressure caused the government to express interest in giving land rights to Aboriginals. This was completed with Justice Woodward’s report in 1974 that recommended that Aboriginal reserves are to be returned to Aboriginal ownership, that Aboriginals had claim to vacant land if they could prove ties with the land, that Aboriginal sacred sites were protected. This was great as it gave power to the Aboriginals. It did however also mean that if they had sacred land that was already owned if not even used would not be returned to them. This was passed in 1976 when the Aboriginal Land Rights Act was passed. Later in 1981 the Northern Territory government opposes land rights and attempts to amend the land rights act to stop claims of owned stations and property.

Kangaroo Point Cliffs are one of the most iconic places that highlight Brisbane city’s history along with the Brisbane City Hall and Story Bridge. These cliffs were known by Aborigines even before European settlers arrived in Brisbane. The development around the Kangaroo Point Cliff was started in the 1900s when roads were developed around the cliff. Today, the Kangaroo Point Cliff offers many adventurous activities such as rock climbing, kayaking on the Brisbane River, Segway tours, bike riding around the garden etc. The rocks found on these steep cliffs are known as the ‘Brisbane Tuff’. These unique pink and green stones were also used in building public buildings during the 1820s and 1830s. The very steep feature and gas holes on the cliff plays a significant role in identifying these cliffs a result of a volcanic eruption (Visit Brisbane, 2018). This essay analyses geological formation of Kangaroo Point cliff and the Brisbane tuff which the

For starters the aboriginal’s stockmen actually got their equal pay to the white stockman. The wave hill was part of the major push for the aboriginals to get their own land. The wave hill along with 1946 Aboriginal Stockmen's Strike, the 1963 Yolngu Bark Petition/ Pilbara strike were major protest for the rights. In 1976 the aboriginal land right act was made, this act help give the back to their traditional owners. To prove that the land is yours you must prove their traditional connection to the land you want. Research by anthropologists, and the aboriginal’s must supply enough evidence before the taking it to Aboriginal Land Commissioner who is the judge of the Federal Court or the Supreme Court. (Clc.org.au, (2015). Under the act, 50% of the Northern Territory was returned to traditional Aboriginal owners in the following 30 years (Korff, J. (2015). The Wave hill walk off had impact on the northern territory land and aboriginals rights, it also gave hope to other indigenous community suffering the same

The first attempt to sell the Yazoo land was when three companies offered to purchase lands from Georgia legislators. The deal created between Georgia legislations and the companies was that it was not required

This report analyses the altercation between Norvik Industry 's ( a building company), Water Corporation and Adrian and Linda Webb who are owners of a block of land on Flagstaff Crescent in Secret Harbour

In their language this meant ‘I don’t know’ which is supposedly how the kangaroo got its name. Aboriginal tribes have many different legends regarding the kangaroo and some see it as a reincarnation of their ancestors. Over the past 200 or so years, the kangaroo has broadened a lot in historical significance; it is one of the oldest icons of Australia and therefore should be kept that way. By contributing the Kangaroo to a National Australian exhibition, it will help to keep the icon of the kangaroo alive and significant.

Symmes purchase 300,000 acres of land only public land survey north to south east to west on magnetic

The first significant issue was with western expansion ultimately led to Congress’s plan to organize its territories. Congress did this through the adoption of the Land Ordinance of 1785 which was a survey system where settlers could buy divided, undeveloped western

Individuals received either 80 or 160 acre plots, and in some instances families received higher acreages.

BEING the same premises conveyed to the Grantors herein by deed of Mo Wells, et al., dated May 3, 1964, and recorded in the Lackawanna County Recorder of Deeds in Deed Book 810 Page 233.