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Kal Ma Kuta Memorial
Kal Ma Kuta Memorial

Photographs supplied by Diane Watson

The monument commemorates the aboriginal woman, Kal-Ma-Kuta who was also known as Mrs Alma Turner.

Kal-Ma-Kuta was a member of the Undanbi clan who lived along both sides of the Pumicestone Passage. She was married to Fred Turner an oyster fishermen and had 7 children. She adopted the name Alma and was known as Mrs Alma Turner. She lived at Turners Camp in the area from 1874 until she passed away in 1897.

Location

Address:Caboolture - Bribie Island Road, Median Strip, Sandstone Point , 4511
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -27.065917
Long: 153.12765
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Indigenous

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1962
Front Inscription

            In Memory of 
          KAL-MA-KUTA
Last Of The Joondoburri Tribe
 Who Passed Away A. D. 1897
Honoured And Respected
   By All Who Knew Her.
This Memorial Erected By
CABOOLTURE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
                1962.

 

Source: NRUM, MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au