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	John Hindmarsh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hindmarsh joined the Royal Navy in 1793, seeing action at the Battle of the Nile in 1798 where he was briefly the only officer on the deck of the HMS Bellerophon where he gave orders which saved the ship from destruction.
		Hindmarsh arrived in South Australia in 28 December 1836, with a fleet of ships carrying the first British settlers for the colony.
		Hindmarsh was knighted by Queen Victoria on 7 August 1851, attained the rank of rear-admiral in 1856 and retired in 1856 to the seaside town of Hove, England.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Hindmarsh (457 words)

	Hindmarsh Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hindmarsh Island (Kumarangk in Ngarrindjeri dialect, coordinates 35°31′S 138°52′ECoordinates: 35°31′S 138°52′E) is an island in South Australia.
		The area to the east of the Murray Mouth of Hindmarsh Island is the beginning of the Coorong National Park.
		As of 2005 the Hindmarsh Island Marina boasts the title of the largest freshwater marina in the Southern Hemisphere.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hindmarsh_Island (502 words)

	Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy was an Australian legal and political controversy that involved the clash of Indigenous Australian religious beliefs and the rights of property owners.
		In 1988 a plan to build a bridge from Goolwa to Hindmarsh Island in the Murray River estuary, South Australia, was proposed by local marina owners, Tom and Wendy Chapman.
		In June, the Hindmarsh Island Royal Commission was called by the South Australian government and by December found that the secret women's business was a fabrication.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hindmarsh_Island_bridge_controversy (400 words)

	Hindmarsh Island - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Hindmarsh Island (Kumarangk in Ngarrindjeri dialect) is an island in South Australia.
		In November 1985 approximately 1,405 square kilometres of area around the island was designated as a RAMSAR site of international importance to promote the conservation and sustainable use of wetland areas.
		As of 2005 the Hindmarsh Island Marina boasts the title of the largest freshwater marina in the Southern Hemisphere (http://www.murrayriver.com.au/news/flooding.htm).
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Hindmarsh_Island (607 words)

	ABC Radio National - Background Briefing: 17 September 1995 - Hindmarsh Island Royal Commission
		Hindmarsh Island sits in Lake Alexandrina, close to where the River Murray flows into the sea.
		Dr Fergie's report describes the area of the lower Murray, Hindmarsh and Mundu Islands, the waters of Gulwa Channel and Lake Alexandrina and the Murray mouth as 'crucial for the reproduction of Ngarrendjeri people and of the cosmos which supports their existence'.
		Doreen Kartinyeri says that she was told about the women's business at Hindmarsh Island, or Kumarang, which is the Ngarrendjeri name for the island, by two of her aunts.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/talks/bbing/stories/s10792.htm (7228 words)

	Hindmarsh: where lies the truth? - theage.com.au
		The Hindmarsh Island affair was steered by white men with a particular view to push, writes Margaret Simons.
		The Hindmarsh Island bridge affair was the starting point for the new tide in Aboriginal affairs, particularly the pro-assimilationist approach that has characterised the Howard Government's policy agenda.
		He used the Hindmarsh Island affair as one of his key examples in a book hailed, and widely used, by the right wing in the United States and elsewhere.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/05/08/1052280376344.html (1132 words)

	Print Article: Hindmarsh: where lies the truth?
		Hindmarsh Island is a story of the collision and betrayal of two cultures.
		I believe the story of the Hindmarsh Island affair makes it clear that the similarities between cultures are often more interesting than the differences.
		But the story of the Hindmarsh Island bridge shows that, in both Aboriginal culture and in our own, information follows the lines of power, and secrets are the inevitable accompaniment to power.
	www.theage.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/05/08/1052280376344.html (994 words)

	Hindmarsh Island Holidays (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Hindmarsh Island is located near the town of Goolwa, on the south coast of South Australia, approximately 1 hour drive south of Adelaide.
		The island is bordered by the River Murray (fresh water) on one side and marks the western side of the Coorong.
		Hindmarsh Island Holidays has three rental houses to choose from - an executive house on the waterfront at The Marina - Hindmarsh Island, a 1980's log cabin with 80 acres of freedom to a luxurious 2 family home with 160 acres, including its own dam, and forest.
	www.hindmarshislandholidays.com.au (105 words)

	Visit Alexandrina - Hindmarsh Island - Tourist Information
		Captain Charles Sturt used Hindmarsh Island as the highest point to locate the mouth of the River Murray on his epic river journey in 1830.
		Hindmarsh Island is unique as it faces fresh water on one side and salt water on the other - providing wonderful opportunities for birdwatchers and fishing enthusiasts.
		Hindmarsh Island Bridge was officially opened on 4th March 2001 by the Hon Dean Brown MP.
	www.alexandrina.sa.gov.au /site/page.cfm?u=529 (495 words)

	The Marina Hindmarsh Island
		The Marina Hindmarsh Island celebrated a victory at the SA Great Regional Awards Presentation, held on Wednesday 15th November 2006, winning the Large Business category.
		The Marina Hindmarsh Island was acknowledged as an industry leader within South Australia.
		Hindmarsh Island residents can now receive medical attention close to home, with the opening of “The Island Medical Centre” at The Marina Hindmarsh Island.
	www.marina-hi.com.au (216 words)

	Australian Parliamentary Library - 1996-97 Bills Digest 50
		Hindmarsh (Kumarangk) Island is situated near the mouth of the Murray River in South Australia, across from the township of Goolwa on the mainland.
		Organised opposition to the Hindmarsh Island Bridge proposals seems to have emerged about 1993 and appears to have involved a group of resident property owners on the Island and at Goolwa.
		The Hindmarsh Island Royal Commission report could be taken into account by the Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs in considering a relevant application for a declaration under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984.
	www.aph.gov.au /library/pubs/bd/1996-97/97bd050.htm (3803 words)

	TIME Pacific \| After the Storm \| March 5, 2001 \| NO. 9
		To a casual visitor, hindmarsh island, on the south Australian coast where the Murray River mingles with the Southern Ocean, might not seem like much.
		The island might have remained little known outside South Australia but for a decade of national controversy about the building of a 300-m-long bridge between the island and the holiday village of Goolwa.
		Island resident Jan Medlyn was another critic who feared the bridge would bring more traffic.
	www.time.com /time/pacific/magazine/20010305/hindmarsh.html (855 words)

	Secret women's business at Hindmarsh Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A FEDERAL Court case has failed to resolve the saga of Hindmarsh Island bridge, secret women's business and a $20 million fight for compensation.
		Hindmarsh Island marina developers Tom and Wendy Chapman had sought $20 million compensation to cover losses sustained when construction of the bridge - to link Hindmarsh Island, 80km south of Adelaide, with the South Australian mainland - was banned by the federal government in 1994, a decision later overturned in court.
		The Chapmans had maintained since 1989 that the future of their company, Binalong, depended on a bridge being built to replace a ferry from the mainland to the island.
	www.ourcivilisation.com /decline/hndmrsh2.htm (449 words)

	The Hindmarsh Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Holy Island or Lindisfarne as it was originally known, is one of the most important sites in the history of Christianity in Britain.
		The 6th and 7th centuries were a period of outstanding brilliance both for Holy Island and the whole of Northumbria.
		In 1082 the Benedictines revived the community, renaming Lindisfarne 'Holy Island' to commemorate the holy blood shed during the Viking invasions.
	www.hindmarsh.org.uk /Five/page515.htm (894 words)

	Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy - the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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	www.encyclopedia-of-knowledge.com /default.asp?w=w&title=Hindmarsh_Island_bridge_controversy&action=edit (160 words)

	About Goolwa
		Hindmarsh Island is recognised internationally as a major site for observing waders and waterbirds.
		The island is approximately 15kms long, 6kms wide and with a population of 400 it is unique as it faces fresh water on one side and salt water on the other..
		Captain Charles Sturt used Hindmarsh Island as the highest point to locate the Murray Mouth on his epic journey down the River Murray in 1830.
	www.riverport.com.au /toppage1.htm (912 words)

	Chris Kenny: The Hindmarsh Island Debate: Reflecting on the key issues
		For the Chapmans, the other residents of Hindmarsh Island, people who have bought places at the marina development and the many businesses who rely on tourism in the area, there is no doubt that the Hindmarsh Island saga has been worthwhile.
		Hindmarsh Island exposed the superficiality of the Australian media in a way I never thought was possible.
		Beryl summed up the whole point of Hindmarsh Island when she sat at Bertha Gollan's kitchen table on the day the Royal Commission findings were handed down and said to those of us lucky enough to be there: 'Reconciliation starts with the Truth'.
	www.bennelong.com.au /conferences/conference2003/Kenny2003.php (3094 words)

	Eureka Street - July-August 2003
		Hindmarsh Island is a small island in Lake Alexandrina near the mouth of the Murray.
		Kumerangk is the Ngarrindjeri name for Hindmarsh Island and is said to mean place of pregnancy, while Goolwa was claimed to be the meeting of the waters, but these meanings were questioned and some believed they were part of the fabricated stories.
		The Hindmarsh Island Affair is not just a dispute about whether some Aboriginal women fabricated a story to stop the building of a bridge.
	www.eurekastreet.com.au /articles/0307oconnor.html (1404 words)

	Hindmarsh Island
		Located in South Australia, Hindmarsh Island is approx.
		In 1849 Doctor Rankine was granted an occupational licence to become the island's first grazier.
		In the 1850's a flour Mill was constructed.
	www.hindmarsh-island.com (206 words)

	European Network for Indigenous Australian Rights: news
		The ferry at Goolwa with Hindmarsh Island in the background
		As I researched and wrote the book that is to be released this weekend I became convinced the story of "secret women's business" was one of the most important episodes of recent Australian history.
		In the early 1990s there was a plan to build a bridge from the little town of Goolwa in South Australia to Hindmarsh Island, which sits at the mouth of the Murray River.
	www.eniar.org /news/hindmarsh2.html (1081 words)

	BlueScope Steel Australia: Safety First for Hindmarsh Island Bridge
		Hindmarsh Island Bridge links the island with the town of Goolwa, and is in the style of the Berri Bridge further upstream.
		The Goolwa abutment spread footing is founded on reinforced soil retaining walls whilst the Hindmarsh abutment is founded on piles.
		Hindmarsh Island Bridge sets several precedents for the future of such bridge projects.
	www.bluescopesteel.com.au /index.cfm/objectID.6C657928-70FE-11D5-98D000508BA5461F (1589 words)

	TIME: Bridge to Uncertainty
		The tale of how the Hindmarsh Island bridge project came to the High Court is messy and bitter.
		But beyond Hindmarsh Island, a win for the opponents of the bridge could endanger the government's controversial Wik native title legislation on the ground that it too, arguably, discriminates against Aborigines.
		When federal parliament passed the Hindmarsh Island Bridge Act to kickstart the project by exempting it from indigenous-heritage law, a group of Ngarrindjeri announced a High Court challenge.
	time.com /time/magazine/1998/int/980216/south_pacific.bridge_to_7.html (782 words)

	The Marina Hindmarsh Island \| Holidays/Activities \| Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The many changing faces of our islands, the barrages and surrounding environment provide the perfect arena for you to further discover yourself and be at one with nature.
		Mundoo Island is a 3,000 acre island situated in the heart of the Murray mouth and Elandooa Channel region.
		Mundoo Island is a privately owned cattle station 1 hours drive south of Adelaide in the heart of Coorong country on the Fleurieu Peninsula.
	www.tmhi.com.au /holidays/tours.html (517 words)

	Adelaide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Wheat farms ranged from Encounter Bay in the south to Clare in the north by 1860.
		Governor Gawler took over from Hindmarsh in late 1838 and promptly oversaw construction of a governor's house, gaol, police barracks, hospital, and customs house and a wharf at Port Adelaide.
		Adelaide derives most of its electricity from a gas-fired plant operated by TRUenergy at Torrens Island, and also by power stations at Port Augusta, Pelican Point, and connections to the national grid.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Adelaide (5066 words)

	IPA in the News \| The Divide of Hindmarsh
		Furthermore, if the High Court rules the 'beneficial legislation' interpretation is correct, and strikes down the Hindmarsh Island Act as a result, it will be fostering the very damaging public impression that Aborigines, unlike other citizens, are entitled to benefit from fraudulent claims, and that governments cannot stop this from happening.
		Deane Fergie, the anthropologist who prepared a 1994 report which led to the banning of the Hindmarsh Island bridge, was the first observer in 150 years to provide any hint of Ngarrindjeri 'secret women's business'.
		She testified to the royal commission that men were present at this meeting, and that it was a man who explained to the gathering why Hindmarsh Island was supposedly sacred to Ngarrindjeri women.
	www.ipa.org.au /files/news_787.html (1208 words)

	Hindmarsh Island Wrongs Redressed
		LAST Thursday, the Hind-marsh Island developers were awarded $110,000 in a major libel case.
		Hindmarsh Island matters because it marked the turning of the tide against the many white people around Australia who for years got their kicks by manipulating Aborigines and their beliefs.
		The dispute began because middle class whites in Adelaide with holiday houses on the island didn't want a bridge to be built, as it would have brought in more people and disturbed their privileged tranquillity.
	www.ourcivilisation.com /decline/hndmrsh.htm (745 words)

	The Heritage of Hindmarsh Island Australian Journal of Anthropology, The - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In the end, the Howard Coalition Government passed a special act of parliament exempting the Hindmarsh Island Bridge from the HPA.
		The bridge has long since been built but because of the Government's actions over Hindmarsh Island, the HPA has never since been able to be used.
		She examines the history of the Hindmarsh Island debacle, fitting it into a national context of corporate, media and political hysteria erupting in the wake of legal recognition of Indigenous land ownership, the emergence of 'native title' and of tardy and circumscribed forms of Indigenous 'self-determination'.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2472/is_3_15/ai_n8570120 (855 words)

	The Marina Hindmarsh Island \| News \| Latest News
		Andrew Chapman, Chief Executive Officer, accepted the award on behalf of The Marina Hindmarsh Island; thanking the team of over 30 employees for the dedication and enthusiasm with which they have embraced the business vision of his father and founder of the development, Tom Chapman.
		The men, woman and children who came from around Australia to join in the boat building workshop hosted at The Marina Hindmarsh Island were not disappointed; with a number of them completing their vessels during the 10 day workshop.
		The Marina Hindmarsh Island was proud to be involved with the 2006 Variety Club Bash and would like to congratulate the organisers and participants for their tireless dedication.
	www.marina-hi.com.au /news/latestnews.html (723 words)

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