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Shauna Sandow (Murgon), Arnold Murray (Cherbourg), Raier Blakeney (Copacabana, NSW), Cori Summers (Maryborough) and Michael Noah (Pormpuraaw)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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John Stanley looks on as Mayor Ken Bone presents certificates to the walkers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

September 27, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Forty-eight young Indigenous students have learned the hard way exactly how tough life was for their great-grandparents … but they were still smiling when they walked into Cherbourg on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

The students, all part of the Yalari<\/a><\/strong> scholarship program, came from all over Queensland, NSW, Western Australia and the Northern Territory to take part in the second Commemorative Walk To Cherbourg.<\/p>\n

And they all gave up a week of their holidays for the privilege of walking 122km.<\/p>\n

The walk re-enacts the forced movement of 61 Aborigines from the Durundur mission (now Woodford) to Barambah mission (now Cherbourg) in 1904; 115 of the former Durundur inhabitants were luckier … they caught the train!<\/p>\n

The people who walked included men, women and children. Amongst them were the grandparents of many current Cherbourg and Murgon residents.<\/p>\n

Jeanette Brown recalled today how her grandmother Eliza Malone carried her son Lenny all the way on his shoulders …<\/p>\n

Fast forwarding to 2013, the young walkers had it a lot easier, camping at Kilcoy, Landcruiser Mountain Park and Yallakool on their way to Cherbourg. But it was still more than 100km, and the warm weather added to their discomfort.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, the only injuries along the way were a few blisters.<\/p>\n

Each of the students was presented with a Commemorative Certificate by Cherbourg mayor Ken Bone and elder Grace Stanley when they arrived at The Ration Shed Museum.<\/p>\n

Yalari is a not-for-profit organisation begun by former Murgon resident – and 2011 Australian of the Year finalist – Waverley Stanley.<\/p>\n

It offers secondary education scholarships at Australia\u2019s leading boarding schools for Indigenous students.<\/p>\n

The first Commemorative Walk \u00a0was held in 2011. \u00a0On that occasion, 36 students were accompanied by volunteers from the Army Defence Force\u2019s 9RQR regiment based in Brisbane.<\/p>\n

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Ada Simpson, Sandra Morgan, Jeanette Brown and Grace Bond point to a photograph of the former Durundur School building which was also later re-located to Cherbourg; many photographs of the early days of Cherbourg are on display in the Timeline at The Ration Shed Museum \u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Proud of their family’s history … Ezekiel, John and Grace Stanley Jnr, Ezra Dynevor, Grace Snr, Juran and Waverley Stanley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Yalari founder Waverley Stanley with the five Yalari Year 12 students who are about to face life “after school” … Taneale Lawton (Charleville); Kahlisha Austral (Tiwi Island, NT), Kaleishia Ross (Katherine, NT), Kazahria Ross (Katherine, NT) and Zainel Bin-Busu (Kununurra, WA)\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mayor Ken Bone welcomed the walkers to Cherbourg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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