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Mary Watson
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Mary Beatrice Watson, nee Phillips, was born in the Cornish town of Truro, England. During the mid 1870's, her family emigrated to Queensland. While working in Cooktown, Mary met Captain R.F. Watson, a beche-de-mer fisherman. The couple married in Cooktown on 30 May 1880. They moved to Lizard Island where their son, Ferrier, was born in 1881. Their homestead was apparently built on an Aboriginal sacred site. It is widely believed that this provoked the attack on the holding.
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Aboriginal Culture - Hope Vale & Elim Beach
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Wanhtharra nyundu! Welcome to Guugu Yimithirr country!
Hopevale (Dyuubi) and Elim Beach (Thiithaarr) are on Guugu Yimithirr country, a tribal nation which stretched from the River Annan, south of Cooktown, to Princess Charlotte Bay in the north.
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Aboriginal Culture Cooktown
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Wanhtharra nyundu! Welcome to our country!
Cooktown lies in Guugu Yimithirr country, a tribal nation which stretched from the Annan River, south of Cooktown, to Princess Charlotte Bay in the north. This is one of the Cape’s forty-one tribal nations, each having its distinct language, history, culture, bush foods and bush medicines.
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Aboriginal Culture - Rainforest Coast
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Yalada! Welcome to Yalanji country!
The area around Rossville, Bloomfield, Ayton and Wujal Wujal is part of the Kuku Yalanji nation, which stretches south from the River Annan near Cooktown.
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Hope Vale Arts and Cultural Centre
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The Hope Vale Arts & Cultural Centre is at the heart of Guugu Yimithirr culture and actively involves Aboriginal people of all ages in passing on the cultural traditions and promoting the use and teaching of the Guugu Yimithirr language, which is alive and spoken daily by many local people.
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Aboriginal culture - Cape York Peninsula
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Cape York Peninsula is noted for the strong, rich culture of the Aboriginal people and their Islander neighbours of the Torres Strait. Vibrant and diverse, this region offers opportunities to absorb and connect with the ancient rhythms of this ancient land and people.
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Maaramaka Walkabout Tours
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Learn from one of the world's most ancient civilisations as they take you walkabout through the country of their ancestors.
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Guurrbi Tours
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Now listed as One of Australia's Ultimate Must-Do Experiences, these magical, award-winning rock art tours are in the company of Nugal-warra Elder and story-keeper, Willie Gordon.
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Lion's Den Hotel
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Best pub meals 7 days a week including all day everyday pizza menu
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Cooktown
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Aboriginal Rock Art
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Local Aboriginal history spans over 40,000 years with many stories and landmark events recorded in the extensive rock art galleries on outcrops and in caves throughout Cape York Peninsula.
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