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23.01.2022 Rathoola's Land near Cape Jervis She died at Yoho Creek and could be buried on her land or on the outer sections of the Delemere cementry. Locals are unsure at this stage.

22.01.2022 Tjirbruke Dreaming Map

18.01.2022 The Tjilbruke Dreaming Track Cape Jervis Placement. This place marks the turning point of the Kaurna ancestral being Tjilbruke. Proceeding north along the foreshore, he came to a cave called Janarwing, where he placed his dead nephew Kulutuwi on a ledge. Traveling deep into the cave he emerged at the top of the range at Mount Hayfield and later became a glossy ibis. Tjilbruke's spirit lives on and can be seen wherever there are swamps. His body became a rocky hill formation containing pyrites used for fire making at Brukunga

17.01.2022 Is anyone interested in building an interpritive wall in Yankalilla for our local aborigines who were here around the settlment time of South Australia? The Chronicle 13 of May 1911 NORMANVILLE. May 6. Recently it was rumored that Normanville possessed a native cemetery, from which it was possible to secure skeletons. The majority of residents were ignorant of such a ground. Enquiries elicited that the cemetery was on the sand hills and close to the Gorge River. A party visi...ted the sand hills last week. They were led by a local youth, who, it appeared, had been a frequent visitor to the ground. Although the visit served to substantiate the assertion that Normanville possessed a native burial ground, it cannot be altogether described as a success, in as much as not a single complete skeleton was recovered. Indications of aboriginals having been buried there were not lacking. Fragments of bone were scattered thickly over the ground, but not a single bone unimpaired by exposure was found. This spot was probably pitched upon by the natives for the depositing of their dead on account of its very sandy nature, which meant to them comparatively easy work in grave digging. In places the wind has blown the sand away to such a depth as to expose the hard clay bottom. The youth who conducted the party explained that he could remember skeletons being exposed by heavy winds so that though the ground is a very old one, it was comparatively recently that the last of the bones was cast up. He had possessed three complete skeletons at one time, but sold them. He stated that the skeletons were seldom complete. In most instances, the skulls were wanting, which fact led members of the party to presume that the bodies had been interred in a squatting position. This would cause the bones to scatter as the sand from around them was removed. The youth repudiated this assumption, and said that all the bodies, judging from the positions of skeletons, had been interred prostrate. The drifting sand along these hills is a cause of considerable, trouble to the farmer, who is compelled to expend much valuable time in planting rushes and binding grasses on the drifts to protect his grass land at the foot. Marram grass has been planted on much of the drifting area with satisfactory results. The oldest in habitant of the district could not remember a burial taking place on this particular ground. He however, stated that he had known corpses to have been interred in a plot of sandy ground at the rear of the Yankalilla post-office. From what he could remember it was the custom of the natives to smoke their dead prior to burial. Blacks were never very plentiful at Normanville. Farther back in the ranges they were more common. Large tribes in the pursuit of game would frequently wander over from the Encounter Bay district. They invariably camped near the Gorge River; for here good fishing was possible. See more

14.01.2022 Wilto. The street by the basin at Normanville means Eagle.

12.01.2022 Port Noarlunga Tjilbruke Marker.

07.01.2022 The area around Ingalalla Falls is part of the Tjirbruke Dreaming Story. Water fall Creek has its head waters on Mount Hayfield.

07.01.2022 The Tjilbruke Dreaming Track.We have located 2 interpritive signs. Does anyone know where the rest are placed?

05.01.2022 Hi to all the Friends of Natural Places on the Southern Fleurieu, The development of a causeway across Little Gorge Creek In the Yankalilla District has started today and people who are trying to save this Natural Area are very upset that the development has started. The causeway will allow trucks to access pump out tanks for upgraded septic systems for 2 old shacks that still dont have authorization to use the road reserve. There is no need to develop this natural place as t...here is ample land and services in the town of Normanville for housing. Local residents and Aboriginal leaders that are apposed to developing the Little Gorge Beach have made representations to the Yankalilla Council with out success to stop all planned works. I am calling on all you all to please again try to put a stop to any more work tomorrow as there has been no monitoring of the digging in relation to aboriginal significance even thou the area has registered sites. Please call CE Nigel Morris on 08 8558 0200 tomorrow morning and see if you can persuade him to stop all works as I think that such works may have breached The Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 (the Act) provides for the preservation and protection of Aboriginal sites within South Australia. Pursuant to Section 23 of the Act. The Yankalilla Council has certainly not acted in the interest our the whole community and has shown little respect for aboriginal people, contrary to the statement read out at the start of council meetings. I understand that protecting our Natural Places and Aboriginal Heritage is not easy but we all must try to for future generations. Thank you, Des Gubbin 0417 284 809

04.01.2022 There should be heritage protection given to the Little Gorge Beach as the Yankalilla Council has just rescinded the non development status by which would have seen the boat shed and shack removed and the beach returned to its natural state. I must add that 4 councilors voted to reinstate the non development status at the last meeting but the motion was lost. The Little Gorge Beach is a place of aboriginal significance as it contains the hidden spring and the Kongeratie Cave.... It is also part of the Place of Fallen Bits where Tjirbrukie’s body started to break up, you can see this in the cliffs and the large rocks on the shore line.The Little Gorge Beach is also part of the Tjilbruke Dreaming story/song lineline along the coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula. If you would like to preserve culture for future generations please share to your friends. Thank you.Des Gubbin 0417 284 809 See more

02.01.2022 Look for the Parna Star. It is a sign that rain is on the way. The aborigines used stars to predict the seasons, schools of fish ect. The season is now Parna. More local language words soon.