vers ▁Club ▁Limited ) ▁who ▁were ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁then ▁Blue ▁Mountains ▁City ▁Council . ▁The ▁last ▁traditional ▁own ers ▁were ▁for ci b ly ▁removed ▁by ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁The ▁tra uma ▁caused ▁to ▁the ▁land ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁people ▁who ▁were ▁living ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁Gul ly ▁was ▁prof ound ▁– ▁and ▁still ▁rever ber ates . ▁ ▁The ▁Gul ly ▁was ▁declared ▁an ▁Ab original ▁Place ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁From ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁nominated ▁until ▁its ▁declaration ▁as ▁an ▁Ab original ▁Place , ▁took ▁only ▁nine ▁months . ▁The ▁Gul ly ▁in ▁K ato om ba ▁became ▁the ▁largest ▁Ab original ▁Place ▁in ▁NS W . ▁The ▁Ab original ▁Place ▁declaration ▁was ▁warm ly ▁wel com ed ▁by ▁the ▁G und ung ur ra ▁and ▁Dar ug ▁Trad itional ▁O wn ers ▁and ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁Ind igen ous ▁and ▁non - Ind igen ous ▁al ike ▁with ▁an ▁official ▁celebr ation ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Under ▁section ▁ 8 4 ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Park s ▁and ▁Wild life ▁Act ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁( NS W ) ▁(" the ▁Act "), ▁an ▁Ab original ▁Place ▁declaration ▁recogn ises ▁the ▁cultural ▁attachment ▁Ab original ▁people ▁have ▁to ▁land . ▁Section ▁ 8 5 ▁provides ▁a ▁mechanism ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Government ▁to ▁provide ▁appropriate ▁protection ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁area ▁is ▁neither ▁dam aged ▁nor ▁destroyed . ▁In ▁this