The Djiru , otherwise spelt Jirru , Are an Aboriginal Australian people whose traditional lands are along the coasts of Northern Queensland , mainly the area around Mission Beach .
5-508: Djiru may refer to: Djiru people , an ethnic group of Australia Djiru language , a dialect of the Dyirbal language of Australia Djiru, Queensland , a locality in Australia See also [ edit ] Jiru (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
10-679: Is a dialect of the Dyirbal language The Djiru, a rain-forest people, occupy a large part of the coastal area now called Cassowary Coast . Norman Tindale estimate their lands as covering some 260 square kilometres (100 sq mi) around Clump Point and as far north as Murdering Point . Their southern extension runs to the mouth of the Tully River . Two names noted down in a list of Queensland tribes compiled by William Parry-Okeden arguably refer, not to distinct tribes, but to Djiru hordes :- The first dispute with settlers occurred in 1872 when
15-459: The survivors of the ship "Maria" that was shipwrecked near Johnstone River on the coast . Sub-Inspector Robert Johnstone led a search party to look for survivors and to punish the Mamu who had abused them. Commanding Native Police troopers, he systematically shot any Djiru encountered in his long beach trek and burnt their dwellings. The Hull River Aboriginal Settlement , an Aboriginal reserve ,
20-446: The title Djiru . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Djiru&oldid=948351903 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Djiru people Djiru
25-525: Was built on Djiru land at Mission Beach in 1914, with Aboriginal people brought from surrounding areas to live there for their "protection" or disciplinary reasons, under the Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act 1897 . The settlement was destroyed by a huge cyclone in 1918, with surviving residents being transferred to the new reserve on Great Palm Island . The last speakers of
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