▁the ▁But ch ulla ▁people , ▁a ▁role ▁given ▁to ▁her ▁by ▁her ▁grand father . ▁Well - vers ed ▁in ▁Ab original ▁knowledge ▁and ▁a ▁respect ed ▁historian , ▁she ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant ▁on ▁Ind igen ous ▁issues ▁and ▁history ▁throughout ▁her ▁life . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Government , ▁she ▁" sp ent ▁her ▁time ▁educ ating ▁non - Ind igen ous ▁Austral ians ▁about ▁pre - Europe an ▁history ▁and ▁Ab original s ▁on ▁their ▁own ▁cultural ▁background ." ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁ ▁Miller ▁received ▁a ▁Cent en ary ▁Medal ▁for ▁" services ▁to ▁recon c ili ation ▁and ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁Ab original ▁history " ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁Queensland ▁Great , ▁an ▁honour ▁which ▁" recogn ises ▁the ▁efforts ▁and ▁achiev ements ▁of ▁remarkable ▁individuals ... ▁for ▁their ▁in valu able ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁history ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁[ the ] ▁state ". ▁ ▁Then , ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁she ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁honor ary ▁fellow ship ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Southern ▁Queensland ▁( US Q ), ▁on ▁whose ▁F ras er ▁Coast ▁campus ▁she ▁had ▁helped ▁establish ▁Bu all um ▁Jar l - B ah , ▁a ▁centre ▁for ▁Ind igen ous ▁learning . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁ ▁Miller ▁died ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁in ▁Mary borough . ▁Her ▁passing ▁was ▁acknowled ged ▁by ▁member ▁for ▁Mary