Yukulta (also known as Ganggalida) is an
Australian Aboriginal language. The Yukulta language region is the
Gulf Country including the local government areas of the
Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee and
Shire of Mornington.
Yulluna (also known as Yalarnga, Yalarrnga, Jalanga, Jalannga, Wonganja, Gunggalida, Jokula) is an
Australian Aboriginal language. The Yulluna language region includes the local government boundaries of the
Shire of Cloncurry and other areas near the
Gulf of Carpentaria.
Garrwa (also known as Garawa) is a language of the Gulf region, taking in the localities of Borroloola and Westmoreland. The Garrwa language region takes in the landscape of the
Roper Gulf Regional Council and the
Doomadgee Shire Council. The
Doonmunya Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the
Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 396. However, the divisional board appeared to be completely inactive, perhaps because the division was so large (being the area surrounding the southern part of the
Gulf of Carpentaria) and was very sparsely settled. Nonetheless some of the citizens were unhappy about this. Consequently, on 11 January 1883, the Doonmunya Division was abolished and a new
Carpentaria Division was created to replace it. However, once the Carpentaria Divisional Board became operational, the residents of the Burketown area became concerned that their rates were likely to be spent on the
Normanton area rather than their own and began to agitate for their own division west of the
Leichhardt River. On 30 January 1885, the
Burke Division was created from lands formerly within the
Carpentaria Division with some adjustments to the
Cloncurry Division. On 31 March 1903, Burke Division became the Shire of Burke. == Towns and localities ==