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on 10 September 1606. It was recorded again by Bligh on 11 September 1792 as 'an island with two hills' and given the name The
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217:, 20 km (12 mi) to the southeast. On 13 December 2004, their native title claim over Gebar was determined in the Federal Court of Australia. In a deposition to the court, Mr Dick Peters, a member of the claim group, said:
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209:The
843:Red
776:Moa
769:Mai
576:Sue
569:Bet
524:Ida
454:Yam
395:Cap
1522::
198:.
1508:e
1501:t
1494:v
1483:.
368:,
348:e
341:t
334:v
34:.
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