H. Mathews visited with the Githabul in 1898 and picked up the following information concerning their social divisions, which were fourfold.In September 1995 Githabul legal scholar Trevor Close, on behalf of his people, lodged a native title claim for 140,600 hectares in the Kyogle, Woodenbong and Tenterfield areas in northeast New South Wales and in Queensland, south of Rathdowney.