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Kal Ma Kuta Memorial
Kal Ma Kuta Memorial Inscription
Kal Ma Kuta Memorial

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

 

Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: NRUM, MA
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