Muttee Heads
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Muttee Heads is about 20 km West of Bamaga
at the tip of Cape York Peninsula
.
During World War II
the No 52 Radar Station moved from Mascot
in New South Wales to Townsville in north Queensland and finally to Muttee Head on Cape York in far north Queensland.
No. 52 Radar Station was based at Muttee Head from 29 March 1943 until 29 September 1945.
The Injinoo
people in the Muttee Head area actively assisted with the war effort. They helped with the construction of facilities and in the water transport unit to New Guinea.
The establishment of the large airfield at Higgins Field impacted greatly on the Aboriginal community. Many of the community moved to bush camps to escape the soldiers who they were suspicious of, particularly the young women. Only the older people remained in the village. Many children worked as runners carrying messages from Muttee Head to the wharf at Muttee Head (Ukumba), to Higgins Field airfield, the hospital, and the communications base close to the tip.
Bamaga, Queensland
-Language:The community languages of Bamaga are Kalaw Kawaw Ya, Brokan , and English, particularly for education and government business.-Industry:...
at the tip of Cape York Peninsula
Cape York Peninsula
Cape York Peninsula is a large remote peninsula located in Far North Queensland at the tip of the state of Queensland, Australia, the largest unspoilt wilderness in northern Australia and one of the last remaining wilderness areas on Earth...
.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the No 52 Radar Station moved from Mascot
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
in New South Wales to Townsville in north Queensland and finally to Muttee Head on Cape York in far north Queensland.
No. 52 Radar Station was based at Muttee Head from 29 March 1943 until 29 September 1945.
The Injinoo
Injinoo
Injinoo refers to Australian Aborigine people in Cape York Peninsula.There are five communities which lie on the traditional country of the Injinoo peoples in the NPA of Cape York Peninsula: Bamaga, Seisia, Injinoo, Umagico and New Mapoon....
people in the Muttee Head area actively assisted with the war effort. They helped with the construction of facilities and in the water transport unit to New Guinea.
The establishment of the large airfield at Higgins Field impacted greatly on the Aboriginal community. Many of the community moved to bush camps to escape the soldiers who they were suspicious of, particularly the young women. Only the older people remained in the village. Many children worked as runners carrying messages from Muttee Head to the wharf at Muttee Head (Ukumba), to Higgins Field airfield, the hospital, and the communications base close to the tip.