Our Ancestors
The native title holders are the Bigambul People who are the biological descendants of the following Bigambul ancestors:
- Nellie Yumbeina
- Queen Susan of Welltown
- Jack Noble
- Sally Murray
- Susan, Mother of Duncan Daniels
- Jack and James Armstrong
Meet the Bigambul People
During the development of its cultural heritage induction package, Origin Energy worked together with the Bigambul People to create a video capturing our country, our people and our culture – watch it now…
Renowned Descendants
There are many proud Bigambul descendants who are well known for their accomplishments. Meet some of them below.
Chris Sandow – Athlete
Chris Sandow is a Bigambul/Gubbi Gubbi man renowned for his successful career history in rugby league. Chris has played for both the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Parramatta Eels in the NRL, and made selection for the Indigenous Dreamtime team ahead of the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.
Cheryl Moggs – Artist
Emerging artist and art teacher Cheryl Moggs is a Bigambul woman who lives on country in Goondiwindi, Queensland. In 2018, Cheryl gained widespread recognition after winning the NAIDOC Poster Competition with her artwork, ‘tarmunggie – Woman’.