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MAGGIE PALMTREE DESCENDANTS GATHER AT DAM
More than 100 descendants and families of Iman woman, Maggie Palmtree, gathered at the No.7 Dam to pay tribute to Maggie on Saturday, 1 March 2025. Maggie Palmtree of the Yiman (Iman) tribe was born in what is now the Taroom area in 1854, Following the Hornet Bank Massacre in 1857 and through to 1858 the Yiman Aboriginal mob were dispersed throughout country. Descendants are unsure of where Maggie met her partner James Tull of Caucasian decent from New South Wales. The couple had two children – Rose (Born 1874 and Alfred (Born 1880). Both children were born at Redhill (of Mount Morgan today). Rose went on to have 14 children, while Alfred had six. Maggie died in Taroom in 1919. The gathering was organised by Marlene Smith, Deb Matheson and Deidre Tull granddaughters of Alfred, Continued on Page 2