Comments on: Jingeri!

By: Christmas Creek « Musings

Christmas Creek « Musings — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:25:09 +0000

[…] purpose of todays ride was to follow a route which connected up a previous ride Duck Creek with the small rural town Rathdowney via some picturesque country around Christmas Creek. Christmas […]

By: NeilEnnis

NeilEnnis — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:02:49 +0000

In reply to Tracy Finnegan.

G’day Tracy

Thanks for the comments. I’m so glad you put the sign up – it puts everything in context. It made the visit so much more special to be able to think about the traditional owners of the area as we rode through it.

You’re really lucky to live there.

Neil

By: Tracy Finnegan

Tracy Finnegan — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:58:10 +0000

Hi Neil,
I found this by accident today – Jingeri is our farm and it was really nice to see that some people stop to read the sign we put up at the gate. I am very glad you enjoyed your ride, you took some great photos. We named it Jingeri because like you we had a Willy wagtail visit us on our first day there and it comes back on a daily basis. The Yugambeh legend says that if a willy wagtail comes to you it is bringing you a message!
Regards
Tracy Finnegan

By: NeilEnnis

NeilEnnis — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 01:20:28 +0000

G’day Jon

That might have been the Stuart River which flows near Proston. Its source is in the Bunya Mountains which was a pretty special place for the local aborigines.

Does your family still live at Proston?

Neil

By: Jon Lindley

Jon Lindley — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:17:45 +0000

Neil,

my grand father took up a tract of land at Proston in the South Burnett around the turn of 19th Century (he purchased it after sevign at the Boer war) and called it Jingeri. As far as we know it was as close to the aboriginal name one of the creeks there. Maybe there were Willy wagtails there or it wasa place for greeting,

cheers Jon