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Jigalong
Western Australiatown
Total population
289
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Overview
Jigalong is a remote Aboriginal community of approximately 333 people located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The traditional owners of the land are the Martu people.
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History
Jigalong was established in 1907, as the location for a maintenance and rations store for workmen constructing the rabbit-proof fence. In the 1930s, it was used as a camel-breeding site, but this use was abandoned once the motor car superseded the camel as a mode of transport in the area. In 1947, the land was granted to the Apostolic Church, which used it as a Christian mission. It developed the Aboriginal community. The land was returned to the Australian government in 1969 as an Aboriginal reserve. It was granted to the Martu people in 1974.
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- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library