Folder labelled George Gilbert Davis Legal Docs Part 1 includes the following: 1. Dulabed Tableland Aboriginal Corporation Certificate of Incorporation of an Aboriginal Association dated 15 September 1992

2. The Rules of Dulabed Tableland Aboriginal Corporation approved by Registrar on 15 September 1992

3. Gambir Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders Corporation for Legal Aid Services Certificate of Incorporation of an Aboriginal Association dated 13 August 1992  

4. Original signed Last Will and Testament of George Gilbert Davis dated 28 June 2020

5. Original signed Enduring Power of Attorney of George Gilbert Davis dated 30 June 2000

6. Coopa Jonathan Land’s Deed of Grant of Gadgarra Land dated 11 November 1994

7. Birth Certificate of Coopa Jonathan Land. Date of Birth recorded as 8 March 1908

8. Death Certificate of Coopa Jonathan Land. Date of Death recorded as 15 April 1996

9. Apical ancestor Jimmy Longdon (Gaduy, Gaduwuy) and Walba (Jimmy Longdon’s brother) family archival records including Charles Joseph Davis, George Edgar Davis, and George James Davis dated 1889 to February 1978.

10. Letter to L Barnes Esquire MLA, Parliament House, Brisbane from Sergeant James Burton, Fuller Road Malanda relating to Edward Davis, Daisy Davis, George Davis, Gracie Davis, and Tommy Longdon, dated 18 May 1994

11. Suzette Marie Coates’s Solicitor Notebook Record of Meetings and Instructions including George Davis meeting at the South Australia Museum dated 24 November 1995 to 18 August 1998  

12. Suzette Coates’ list of Attendees at Lake Eacham dated 23 March 1996

13. Suzette Coates’ Attendance Memorandum including at the South Australian Museum to look at artefacts and Norman Tindale and Archibald Meston archival material dated 14 to 18 August 1998

14. George Davis’s Legal Authority for the following people to Supply Information and Records to Suzette Coates dated 5 September 1996: a) Mr Borsman b) Jeanette Covacevich c) Tony Irvine d) Kevin Guy e) Marcus Lane

15. Response to Item 14 above from: a) Jeanette Covacevich, Queensland Museum dated 1 October 1996 b) Tony Irvine dated 3 October 1996

16. Authority to Act dated 1996. Authority for Suzette Coates to act on the Dulabed Claimants’ behalf in relation to the native Title Claim QC95/3  

17. Acknowledgement & Authority dated 19 August 1996. The document acknowledges the receipt of advice relating to the Native Title Claim provided by Suzette Coates and authorises her to proceed.

18. Acknowledgement & Authority undated. The document acknowledges the receipt of advice relating to the Native Title Claim provided by Suzette Coates and authorises her to proceed.

19. Acknowledgement & Authority undated. The document acknowledges the receipt of advice relating to the Native Title Claim provided by Suzette Coates and authorises her to proceed.

20. Authority to Act dated 17 February 1996. Authority for Petronella Vaarzon‐Morel to complete anthropological work relating to Native Title Claim QC95/3

21. Letter to the Dulabed Claimants C/‐ George Davis from Suzette Coates relating to Petronella Vaarzon‐Morel’s visit date 4 February 1998  

22. Attendees for Lake Eacham meeting dated 15 February 1998

23. Memorandum to File relating to notes made at Native Title Meetings & Attendees dated 14 February 1998

24. Authority to Act dated 1 April 2000. Authority for Suzette Coates and Petronella Vaarzon‐Morel to have unrestricted access to Native Title claim records.

25. Authority for Petronella Vaarzon‐Morel to publish her academic report and to produce a report dated 1 April 2000

26. List of Claimants and Addresses

27. Letter to the Officer in Charge, Department of Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs from George Davis relating to Marianne Davis dated 5 July 2002.

28‐33 Removed at the request of George Davis’ daughters, Lorraine and Kayleen Davis.

34. Message Stick. The Newsletter of the North Queensland Land Council dated June 2005

35. Message Stick. The Newsletter of the North Queensland Land Council no date

36. Rainforest Aboriginal. Wet Tropics Management Authority Newsletter dated March 1999

37. Newspaper articles featuring George and Eddie Davis. Forestry era ends. Newspaper unknown, no date. Far North history ‐ The power of belief, The Cairns Post, Wednesday, 22 July 1998, p10. People Extra, The Cairns Post, Wednesday, 19 September 2001, p20. Award recipients, Australia’s Tropical Rainforests World Heritage Magazine, Dry Season 2002, p15. Tribal culture an art form, by Duncan Ray, The Cairns Post, 17 July, p10.

38. Copy of George Davis’ Atherton Tableland Agricultural Society Inc certificates and medals in the categories of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander woodwork – any painted article and any other article. George Davis was awarded 3rd prize for his shields.

39. Copy of funeral service booklet In Loving Memory of “Nungabana” George Gilbert Davis 18 December 1922 ‐ 21 September 2002. Copy of Eulogy by Duncan Ray. Copy of words of Remembrance by Suzette Coates and Lisa Stagoll, Wet Tropics Authority Management. Copy of article Elder leaves legacy by Duncan Ray, from an unknown source dated 2002.  

40. Marriage Certificate: Alexander Morgan and Dolly Kamma dated 24 December 1919

41. Marriage Certificate: Joseph Morgan and Caroline Elizabeth Lillian Davis dated 6 October 1956

42. Letters from Marcus Lane, Griffiths University to Suzette Coates relating to the Dulabed Native Title Claim. a. Letter dated 10 March 1995 relating to funding the claim including George Davis’s Application for Assistance b. Letters dated 16 May, 29 June and 5 July 1995 relating to the Dulabed (Dulabirr) Native Title Claims c. Letter dated 18 July 1995 reporting on Marcus Lane’s meeting with George Davis

43. Barrister Greg McIntyre’s Opinion on the proposal to amend the Native Title Claim which was accepted by the registrar of the National Native Title Tribunal dated 24 October 1995.  

44. Barrister Greg McIntyre’s Opinion that ‘will assist the North Queensland land Council to carry out Native Title Representative Body functions in relation to an area which includes the Goldsborough Valley area which is the subject of two native title applications’: George Davis/Dulabed and Yidinji/Malanbarra dated 28 September 2000

45. Barrister Greg McIntyre’s Opinion providing supplementary memorandum of advice relating to the Dulabed and Yidinji/Malanbarra dated 2 October and 7 November 2000.  

46. Barrister Stephen Keim’s Opinion as to impact on Native Tile of certain proposed actions re: George Davis & ORS v The State of Queensland  dated 12 June 2001. Relates to the proposed transfer of land in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Areas to the protected area of the State of Queensland.

47. Letter to Suzette Coates from Petronella Vaarzon‐Morel relating to responding to a letter from the Queensland Government concerning the anthropological and historical material submitted in support of the Dulabed Native Title Application and issues raised by Suzette Coates, in particular the advice provided by Barrister Greg McIntyre dated 123 October 2000

48. Suzette Coates’s, acting for the Dulabed Aboriginal Corporation, Submission to the Federal Court recommending that the Mullanburra/Yidindji and Dulabed Claims should proceed to two separate Native Title Determinations and two Prescribed Body Corporate and not be joined.  

49. Letter to Deputy District Registrar, Federal Court of Australia, from Suzette Coates relating to the Native Title Determination – George DAVIS (Dulabed) QG6011/98 (QC95/3) v State of Queensland & Ors dated 10 November 2000

50. Fee for Service Agreement between George Davis on behalf of the Dulabed Claimants, the North Queensland Land Council Aboriginal Corporation, Suzette Coates acting for the Dulabed Claimants and Petronella Vaarzon‐Morel, the Service Provider dated 24 June 1997

51. Agreement between Len Royee and Joe Morgan on behalf of the QC94/9 Yidinji Applicants and George Davis on behalf of the QC95/3 Dulabed applicants dated 19 February 1996.  Original handwritten and typed copy.  

52. Deed of Agreement between Len Royee and Mavis Royee for and behalf of the Malanbarra/Yidinji and George and Eddie Davis for and on behalf of the Dulabed Applicants dated 16 March 2001. Relates to both parties agreeing to make application to the Federal Court for an Order combining the two applications to be known as the ‘combined Dulabed and Malanbarra Yidinji claim’ and to see a single native Title Determination.

53. Letter to the Regional Manager, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission from George and Eddie Davis, Dulabed Aboriginal Corporation requesting ATSIC resolve the matter of continued funding so they can continue to be represented by Suzette Coates dated 9 January 2001  

54. Native Title Determination Application – Claimant Amendment Application. Applicants listed: Len Royee, Mavis Royee and George and Eddie Davis

55. Affidavit of Suzette Coates dated 19 March 2001 with Notice of Motive relating to Native Title Determination Application – Claimant Amendment Application to combine the Dulabed and Malanbarra Yidinji applications

56. Letter to Martin Doré, North Queensland Land Council Aboriginal Corporation from James McNamara, Executive Director, Native Title Services, Department of Premier and Cabinet, Queensland Government relating to responding to the outcome of mediation between representatives for the Malanbarra Yidinji and Dulabed claims dated 14 March 2001. Includes a copy of the claim map.

57. Letter to Vicki Cox, The Deputy District Registrar, Federal Court of Australia from Suzette Coates relating to the Native Title Determination – George Davis (Dulabed) QG6011/98 (QC95/3) v State of Qld &Ors dated 22 March 2001  

58. George Gilbert Davis (Gurrgiya) original Application by a Person or Persons Claiming to hold Native Title lodged by Marcus B Lane dated 15 February 1995

59. Affidavit of George Gilbert Davis asking if the Federal Court of Australia District Registry Queensland would come to Atherton due to health problems dated 20 August 2001

60. Deed of Agreement between Malanbarra/Yidinji People QG6006/98, George Davis on behalf of the Dulabed Aboriginal Corporation and North Queensland Land Council Aboriginal Corporation relating to the combined Dulabed Malanbarra Yidinji claim dated 13 November 2000

61. Unsigned Deed of Agreement between Len Royee and Mavis Royee for and on behalf of the Malanbarra/Yidinji of North Queensland Land Council Aboriginal Corporation and George Davis and Eddie Davis for and on behalf of the Dulabed Applicants dated 2001

62. Signed Deed of Agreement between Malanbarra/Yidinji People QG6006/98, George Davis on behalf of the Dulabed Aboriginal Corporation and North Queensland Land Council Aboriginal Corporation relating to the combined Dulabed Malanbarra Yidinji claim dated 13 November 2000

63. Four Individual Undertakings to the North Queensland Land Council Aboriginal Corporation signed by Petronella Vaarzon‐Morel dated 22 November 1999, Suzette Coates dated December 1999, Athol Chase dated 22 February 2000, and Bruce Rigsby dated 29 February 2000. Two Undertakings by the North Queensland Land Council Aboriginal Corporation Barrister Peter Poynton dated 25 January 2000 and Anthropologist Averil Ginn dated 25 January 2000. One Authority authorising Petronella Vaarzon‐Morel to produce a published report and publishing academic work dated 1 April 2000.

64. Native Title in Queensland: national Parks & State Forests Memorandum of Advice provided by   John Basten QC relating to ‘creating national Parks and State Forests on pre‐existing native title rights and interests’ and ‘the effect of s45 of the Forestry Act 1959 (Qld) on native title rights to forest products’ to Martin Doré, Legal Officer, North Queensland Land Council Aboriginal Corporation dated 6 June 2001

65. Letter to The Medical Superintendent, Atherton District Hospital requesting a medical report for George Gilbert Davis, an inpatient dated 6 September 2002