Lockhart River: Aboriginal village in Cape York Peninsula in Queensland Source: Lockhart River: Aboriginal village in Cape York Peninsula in Queensland
Contributor to the SBS Sinhalese program from Queensland Mr Janaka Weerasinghe talks about the typical Aboriginal village in North Queensland: Lockhart RiverLockhart River is a coastal Aboriginal community situated on the eastern coast of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland , Australia . The population consists mostly of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders , whose ancestors were forcibly moved to the area beginning in 1924. At the 2006 census , Lockhart River had a population of 542, which increased to 642 at the 2011 Census.
Contributor to the SBS Sinhalese program from Queensland Mr Janaka Weerasinghe talks about the typical Aboriginal village in North Queensland: Lockhart RiverLockhart River is a coastal Aboriginal community situated on the eastern coast of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland , Australia . The population consists mostly of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders , whose ancestors were forcibly moved to the area beginning in 1924. At the 2006 census , Lockhart River had a population of 542, which increased to 642 at the 2011 Census.
