Mount Doreen Station Explained

-22.089°N 131.422°WMount Doreen Station is a 7337km2 pastoral lease operating as a cattle station in the Northern Territory of Australia.

It is situated about 142km (88miles) north east of Papunya and approximately 319km (198miles) north west of Alice Springs just off the Tanami Track in the central region of the Northern Territory. The property shares a boundary with Yunkanjini Aboriginal Land Trust to the south, the Yuendumu Aboriginal Land Trust to the east (with Yuendumu the closest settlement[1]), the Mala Aboriginal Land Trust to the north and the Lake Mackay Aboriginal Land Trust to the west. The nearest leases are Newhaven Sanctuary (formerly Station) to the south and Mount Denison to the east.[2]

Vaughan Springs, known to the Warlpiri people as Pikilyi, is a large and important natural spring on the property.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Early history

The traditional owners of the area are the Warlpiri people. Vaughan Springs is an important sacred site for ceremonies, at the junction of a number of different Dreamings, including Possum, Snake, Two Kangaroos, Flying Ant and Yam, which are represented in the work of artist Kumantje Jagamara.[7]

The Warlpiri received recognition for their native title of the area in 2014.[8] The initial application had been filed with the Federal Court in 2005, then later withdrawn in 2011 and filed again shortly afterwards, with recognition being awarded in 2013.[9] A minor variation was registered in August 2020.[10]

The station was established by William Braitling, better known as Bill, and his wife Doreen Braitling in 1932. They acquired the lease after a few years working as drovers in the Territory. The property is named after Doreen.[11] In 1945 Bill Braitling was charged with assault for tying an Aboriginal man to a tree and, "thrash[ing] him with four heavy mulga waddies".[12] Braitling was acquitted by the Supreme Court in 1946 and unsuccessfully claimed improper police methods were used.[13]

Doreen Braitling applied for a mineral lease in 1947.[14] Bill Braitling stood as the candidate for Stuart in the 1951 Northern Territory Legislative Council election.[15] In 1953, Bill Braitling attempted to establish the Northern Territory's first Arab stud at Mount Doreen.[16] [17] Bill lived on Mount Doreen Station until his death in Alice Springs in 1959.[18]

Recent history

The property was put on the market in 2012[19] but was later withdrawn from sale.[20]

Matthew Braitling took over the station and 2013. He was charged with animal cruelty after an incident that had occurred in 2012 where he failed to alleviate the suffering of a cow with a deformed head and another that had an ingrown horn.[21] [22] He pleaded guilty to the charge and was later found guilty, but had no conviction recorded.[23]

Since 2007, it has been located with the locality of Lake Mackay.[24] [25] [2]

Geology

Mount Doreen is in the Ngalia Basin. In 1971, a type of quartzite was identified, named as Vaughan Springs quartzite.[26]

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yuendumu – Major. BushTel . . 17 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Northern Territory Pastoral Properties. 2003. 5 April 2015. Northern Territory Government. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150409202959/http://pitac.org.au/wp-content/documents2/Part_B_Checklist/4._NT_Pastoral_Map_June_2013.pdf. 9 April 2015. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Pikilyi Dreaming by Steven Japanangka. Spirit Gallery . 17 March 2021.
  4. Web site: Mackett . Paul . Mount Doreen 1963 - 1968 . 2003. Centre for Indigenous Family History Studies . 17 March 2021. National Archives of Australia, Darwin Office CRS E944/0 Item Mt Doreen CA 7112: Aboriginal Population Records.
  5. Book: Peterson, Nicolas . Experiments in self-determination: Histories of the outstation movement in Australia. Nicolas . Peterson. Fred . Myers. 9781925022902. ANU Press. 2016. https://press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/press/p331981/html/ch09.xhtml?referer=&page=19. 9: What was Dr Coombs thinking? Nyirrpi, policy and the future. Map shows Pikilyi, with the symbol for Homestead (as shown in the legend)..
  6. Web site: Vaughan Springs . Google Maps . 17 March 2021.
  7. Web site: Vale: Kumantye Jagamara . QAGOMA Blog . 14 February 2021 . 16 March 2021.
  8. Web site: Walpiri owners receive land back. 2014. 4 March 2015. Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association.
  9. Web site: Native Title recognition at Mount Doreen Station. 2 July 2013. 4 March 2015. Central Land Council.
  10. Web site: National Native Title Tribunal. National Native Title Register Details: DCD2013/002 - Mt Doreen Perpetual Pastoral Lease . 7 October 2010 . 17 March 2021.
  11. Web site: Doreen Braitling. 7 March 2015. Northern Territory Government.
  12. News: Allegedly Assaulted Native . . 4 . 1271 . Northern Territory, Australia . 6 August 1945 . 22 August 2016 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  13. News: Enquiry Into Braitling Case, Justifies Police . . 1 . 23 . Northern Territory, Australia . 1 November 1946 . 22 August 2016 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  14. News: Advertising . . 1 . 1 . Northern Territory, Australia . 24 May 1947 . 22 August 2016 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  15. News: Commonwealth of Australia . . 6 . 254 . Northern Territory, Australia . 20 April 1951 . 22 August 2016 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  16. News: An Arab for the N.T. . . VII . 340 . Northern Territory, Australia . 11 December 1953 . 22 August 2016 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  17. News: N.T.'s first Arab stud . . VIII . 393 . Northern Territory, Australia . 17 December 1954 . 22 August 2016 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
  18. Web site: Doreen Braitling. Territory Stories. Northern Territory Government. 22 August 2016.
  19. Web site: NT Kimberley Property - 15 pastoral holdings for sale. James Nason. Beef Central. 28 March 2014. 4 March 2015. Nascon Media Pty Ltd.
  20. Web site: Mount Doreen Station, Alice Springs NT 0870. HomeHound. 22 August 2016.
  21. Web site: NT pastoralist charged with animal cruelty. Caddie Brain. 3 June 2013. 7 March 2015. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  22. Web site: In Court for Cow cruelty. 4 June 2013. 9 October 2015. Centralian Advocate. Northern Territory Government.
  23. Web site: Pastoralist found guilty of animal cruelty. Caddie Brain. 7 August 2015. 9 October 2015. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  24. Web site: Place Names Register Extract for Lake Mackay (locality). NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. 13 January 2020.
  25. Web site: Localities within the Tanami sub-region (CP 5083) . NT Place Names Register . Northern Territory Government . 13 January 2020.
  26. Web site: Stratigraphic Unit Details: Vaughan Springs Quartzite. Australian Stratigraphic Units Database, Geoscience Australia. . 18 March 2021. Text may have been copied from this source, which is available under a Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

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