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Woorabinda is an Aboriginal community in Central Queensland, Australia, inland about two hours' west drive of Rockhampton. At the 2006 census, Woorabinda had a population of 851. == Establishment == Woorabinda was first established in 1927, with land gazetted from the County of Waroona, as a replacement for the Aboriginal camp of Taroom Government Settlement. The land at Taroom was repossessed for the development of proposed Dawson River Irrigation Dam,〔http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/AgencyDetails.aspx?AgencyId=2855〕 which ultimately did not occur. Central Queensland had a high level of frontier violence and Aboriginal deaths, such as at Cullin-La-Ringo at nearby Springsure and Hornet Bank along the Dawson River. There was a forcible relocation of dispossessed survivors into government-controlled settlements starting from 1897, with the introduction of the Aboriginals Protection Act—initially at Taroom, and then Woorabinda. Peoples from at least 17 different language groups were placed within the camp, some from as far as Mornington Island,〔(Woorabinda ), (1927, August 18). The Capricornian (Rockhampton, Qld.: 1875 - 1929), p. 6. Retrieved August 24, 2015〕 and were under the control of a local Superintendent beneath the state Chief Protector of Aborigines. The movement of approximately 300 Taroom residents occurred via foot and hired truck〔(Woorabinda: Aboriginal Settlement ), The Mackay Daily Mercury, p.9, Monday 15 August 1927〕 over the 250 km.This walk from Taroom to Woorabinda was commemorated by the community with a supported re-enactment in 2014.〔(Indigenous youngsters walk 200 kilometres from Taroom to Woorabinda, retracing ancestors' steps ), ABC News; Marlina Whop, 10 July 2014〕 The Woorabinda community is the only DOGIT Aboriginal community within the Central Queensland region. DOGIT communities have a special type of land tenure which applies only to former Aboriginal reserves. The land title is a system of community level land trusts, owned and administered by the local council. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Woorabinda, Queensland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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