CAMELEERS
The country where Plant Camp is located
technicians, and cooks, you name it, they all have
two things in common, they’re injured from their
time in the ADF and they still have so much more to
contribute to their country if we give them a chance.”
Having forged a formal partnership with
Mithaka Aboriginal Corporation, the Cameleers
and Mithaka elders recently worked together
with Griffi th University scientists to exhume an
ancient skeleton from a remote creek bank.
The skeleton has been taken to Brisbane for scientifi c
tests and will be returned in 2018 for a ceremonial burial.
“The partnership works very well,” George said.
“We all bring our individual piece
of expertise to the mission.
“It has taken six mission rehearsals working
with our partners to get the formula right.
“Now we’re set to take on the biggest venture
of all, the search of Plant Camp.”
All artefacts recovered on the mission will be returned
to the Commonwealth, which George said was an
important reason the Army had been approached.
“These items are priceless and if they were to go on the
open market would fetch enormous prices,” George said.
“Plant Camp can’t come quickly enough.”
A blazed tree
32 | AUGUST 2017