Darkinjung

Aboriginal peoples of New South WalesCentral Coast (New South Wales)Indigenous peoples of Australia stubsUse Australian English from July 2018

The Darkinjung (not to be confused with the Darkinyung people further inland) are the Local Aboriginal Land Council in the Central Coast, New South Wales, area of Australia and a major landowner on the Central Coast, participating in formal joint management of some areas of state forest in the region. It represents over 450 local Aboriginal residents. The Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council are self-appointed caretakers of the Central Coast of NSW Australia. They do not claim to be the traditional owners of the area in which they reside.The Darkinjung people are believed to have died out in the late 19th century due to the effects of disease and dispossession. Darkinjung Aboriginal Land Council represents the interests of the Aboriginal residents of the Darkinjung lands, but those Aboriginal residents come from other Aboriginal groups.

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Darkinjung
Smithys Road, Central Coast Council

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Smithys Road
2259 Central Coast Council, Jilliby
New South Wales, Australia
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