▁owner ▁and ▁care t aker ▁of ▁a ▁ ▁sacred ▁site ▁which ▁through ▁her ▁efforts , ▁was ▁first ▁gaz ett ed ▁as ▁a ▁reserve ▁and ▁then ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁a ▁national ▁park . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Kay ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁Richmond ▁River ▁area ▁at ▁Broad water , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁to ▁a ▁Min y ang bal ▁mother . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ten , ▁she ▁was ▁removed ▁with ▁her ▁brother ▁by ▁the ▁Ab original ▁Prote ction ▁Board ▁to ▁a ▁home ▁at ▁Par ram atta , ▁in ▁western ▁Sydney . ▁She ▁then ▁entered ▁domestic ▁service ▁with ▁a ▁family ▁called ▁Arthur , ▁for ▁whom ▁she ▁worked ▁from ▁about ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁first ly ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁and ▁from ▁about ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁in ▁Queensland , ▁at ▁a ▁station ▁near ▁Julia ▁Creek . ▁Kay ▁received ▁a ▁be quest ▁of ▁£ 5 0 ▁at ▁Mrs ▁Arthur ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁retired ▁and ▁bought ▁a ▁house ▁at ▁Twe ed ▁He ads , ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁coast ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Kay ▁located ▁a ▁b ora ▁ring ▁near ▁Twe ed ▁He ads , ▁which ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁shown ▁by ▁relatives . ▁It ▁was ▁over g rown ▁and ▁the ▁m ounds ▁were ▁being ▁worn ▁away . ▁Kay ▁cleared ▁and ▁restored ▁it ▁and ▁a ▁nearby ▁traditional ▁well . ▁She ▁successfully ▁lo bb ied ▁the ▁Twe ed ▁Sh ire