Thousands of years of sacred Aboriginal history could be paved over duringmulti-billion-dollar Great Western Highway upgrades in New South Wales. For several months the attacks by the Wiradjuri continued; they struck at unexpected locations then retreated back to the bush. 'West Ward' at Gundagai is still delineated by West Street. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. One pastoral holding on the western side of North Gundagai was named 'Jarno'. They became the embodiment of them. Wiradjuri people were also divided into four sections. If you find yourself in Dubbo or its surrounds and you come across a tree inside a cage, take note: youre treading on sacred Tubba-Gah Wiradjuri ground. By the end of the 1800s the Wiradjuri had virtually disappeared from the greater Mudgee district. [26], Noel Beddoe's novel The Yalda Crossing[27] also explores Wiradjuri history from an early settler perspective, bringing to life a little-known massacre that occurred in the 1830s. Four still stand near Molong at the Grave of Yuranigh. | GU", "9 Nov 1929 Rides 371 Miles in 24 Hours Opperman Has Fight W", http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/nswcultureheritage/AboriginalWomensHeritageBrungleTumut.htm, https://web.archive.org/web/20110327123813/http://www.cootamundra.local-e.nsw.gov.au/files/59930/File/BrochurePicturepackage.pdf, "12 Jul 1887 Country News. WebThe most easterly groups of the Wiradjuri Nation were the tribes whom Windradyne became leader. '[19], Colonel William Stewart, appointed Head of NSW Police and Lt Governor of the Colony helped oversee some of the government response to the Bathurst Uprising. The Wiradjuri believe the track will damage the Aboriginal heritage sites on the mountain, where more than a thousand artefacts have been found. Following Governor Brisbane's decision to open the flood gates to the west of the Blue Mountains, various attacks were soon made against the growing settlement. Sacred tree carvings are set to return to their traditional home in the heart of New South Wales. [29] The figure has a kangaroo or dog-like head and is several kilometres in length. The following day the station hands returned to find the war parties' camp deserted as they were burying their dead, however most of the weapons were left in the camp and were subsequently destroyed. It is spoken in Wiradjuri language, with English subtitles, with cinematic imagary taken from Wiradjuri country. His experience of the Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars of 17951816 may also have made him hesitant to start a new conflict. From here they saw a vast expanse of forest and grass in which Blaxland wrote was rich enough "to support the stock of the colony for the next thirty years". Mudgee Historical Society Inc. | Copyright 2023. The Sydney Gazette described the situation in the following: Advices from Bathurst say that the natives have been very troublesome in that country. easily viewed on any map of the area e.g. [19] A boy, Patrick Vaughan, was struck by lightning in October 1904 and rendered unconscious for a long time. Wiradjuri and First Nations Community Cultural Protocols, a way of helping to conserve the unique cultural heritage of NSW for future. An enormous influx of the British onto the Wiradjuri lands put great strain on traditional food sources, and destroyed some of the Wiradjuri social and sacred sites. [30] The Kimo bunyip is really interesting as it is accompanied by a large slash in the earth's mantle out of which the 'Jindalee Volcanics' extruded. The word 'Gundagai' is also said to mean cut with a hand-axe behind the knee. Major Great Western Highway upgrade could destroy historic Aboriginal places, There is an emergency bushfire warning in place for Maintongoonin Victoria. [58], Gundagai has recorded several ghost and will-o'-the-wisp sightings. Mr Williams said. The resulting roadworks would reduce travel time from about 40 to 29 minutes. In response, the Wiradjuri resistance was born. The Sydney Gazette described Windradyne as: one of the finest looking natives we have seen in this part of the country. The development application for the go-kart track was approved by the Bathurst Regional Council in January last year, but Wiradyuri Traditional Owners have urged it to reconsider the proposed location for the development. [by Telegraph.] Map NK 5928. The Mudgee district holds many sacred Aboriginal sites and cave painting, some sites with evidence of tool making. [4], After passage through the Blue Mountains had been secured, assistant surveyor George Evans and his party had been instructed to further explore the country. 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A spokesperson for the Bathurst Regional Council told NITV News that an Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment of the area had been undertaken and it "revealed a lack of archaeological evidence to support the historic use of the site". [45][46][47], Snakes do unusual things at Gundagai such as the eastern brown snake that removed itself from the stomach of a red-bellied black snake after the red-belly black had eaten it. Web What is a Sacred/Dreaming Site? [10] Very deep snowfalls and severe weather were experienced in 1899. This follows two applications the organisation has already made for declarations under section 10 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 in recent months. Between them, these men rescued more than 40 people using bark canoes. The area was known as "the land of the three rivers",[13] the Wambuul (Macquarie), the Kalare later known as the Lachlan and the Murrumbidgee, or Murrumbidjeri. WebThe Wiradjuri inhabited an area bounded by the Blue Mountains in the east, the western slopes in the south, and the change of open forest to grassy plains in the north and west. Jessica's best friend (Mary Simpson) was from Wiradjuri. This area was well watered with a bountiful supply of native animals and plants which were used as the Wiradjuris food source. Bell then went on to remember the ghost of Kimo Hill, a couple of miles to the south of Gundagai, that is thought to belong to a lost or stolen child who went missing in the area, in the 1830s. Jimmy Clements also known as King Billy whose traditional name was 'Yangar',[3] walked forward to respectfully salute the Duke and Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother), and after that the two elders were formally presented to the Royal couple as prominent citizens of Australia. Linguists refer to the three languages as the Wiradjuri group [ref]Mathews 1907; Keen 2004.[/ref]. [12][13] There has also been numerous reports of earth tremors rattling through Gundagai since European settlement.[14][15][16]. Written by James Rose (NTSCORP Senior Anthropologist). For the place, see, Suttor wrote: "These natives have some imperfect ideas of property, and the right of possession. 'Kimo' is 'Mt Kimo', named for one of the Nereids, (Nereids, Cymatolege or 'Kymo'[32]), that occupies the midpoint of the 'Kimo Range', facing Gundagai High School. (From Our Own Corr", "20 Jun 1923 Ghosts at Gundagai. [51] A man was bitten on the finger by a snake in 1929 but couldn't get the snake to let go. Condobolin southwards to Booligal, Carrathool, Wagga Wagga, Cootamundra, Parkes, Trundle; Gundagai, Boorowa, and Rylstone, Wellington, and Carcoar all lay within Wiradjuri territory. Individuals learned the stories, songs and dances of their jin and were not allowed to eat or damage them. Tuesday, August 30, 1", "Severe Storm at Gundagai. [39] but is now composed of eight councillors elected proportionally. The status, use or ownership of an area does not change as a result of a declaration but culture and heritage is recognised and protected.. The ghost wore a grey tweed suit and had a red beard. He writes that there was such a "literary need for major groupings that [Fraser] set out to provide them for New South Wales, coining entirely artificial terms for his 'Great tribes'. He said 34 local knowledge holders are helping the government ensure all discoveries are handled appropriately. [57] The Mirriyolla Ghost Dog is also known of in Cootamundra a few miles to the north-west of Gundagai and lives in the Bethungra Range that is partly in Gundagai Shire. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Museum stands, the Wiradjuri Nation, and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. WebWiradjuri spiritual beliefs were organised around a network of sacred sites associated with mythical heroes known as jin [ref]Jin are sometimes referred to as totems and colloquially Book now. The ABC understands members of the Bathurst Local Aboriginal Land Council, employed by TfNSW to assist with the digs, are in discussions to re-design the stretch between Little Hartley and Lithgow. Mount Minerva is the old name for what today is the hill known as 'Minjary'. A decisionfrom the federal environment ministerSussan Leyon those applications is still pending. "[7], He goes on to list the Bangarang[a] Once the spirits are driven from the landscape, the protection is no longer forthcoming and the settlement is open to psychic ills. Governor Brisbane's declaration read: WHEREAS THE ABORIGINAL NATIVES of the Districts near Bathurst have for many Weeks past carried on a Series of indiscriminate Attacks on the Stock Station there, putting some of the Keepers to cruel Deaths, wounding others, and dispersing and plundering the Flocks and Herds; themselves not escaping sanguinary Retaliations. The strength of these men is amazing. According to Traditional Owner, Neville Williams, when the Wiradjuri party arrived at the compound the gates, they were locked, although workers were inside. For Wiradyuri people, the connection to Wahluu spans much further, with a creation story of a young warrior killed by his brother, which has been passed down for generations. They are generally to be found near rivers where the softer earth allowed easier burial. "If there's a road put through here, are we going to have to sit in the middle of a median strip to teach the kids that?" On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The Gundagai area is part of the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri speaking people before and post European settlement, and also holds national significance to Indigenous Australians. The film describes a field of mutual respect that is the Wiradjuri way of life. Wiradjuri spiritual beliefs were organised around a network of sacred sites associated with mythical heroes known as jin[ref]Jin are sometimes referred to as totems and colloquially as meat.[/ref]. Gundagai, Tuesday", "20 Dec 1904 Two Boys Struck by Lightning. Key points: The Australian Museum is processing an application to Soon after Governor Lachlan Macquarie and a large accompanying party set out to view the country. The Wiradjuri autonym is derived from wirraay, meaning "no" or "not", with the comitative suffix -dhuurray or -juuray meaning "having". They extended southwest to the vicinity of Hay and Narrandera. The enormous influx of British colonists put massive strain on the traditional food sources[citation needed] and sacred landmarks of the Wiradjuri. Members of the Wiradjuri community are concerned over a14-kilometre stretch between Little Hartley and Lithgow, which is slated to becomea four-lane highway. Caused by Lightning. It makes fascinating reading. [44], The Murrumbidgee River at Gundagai has been a place of numerous bunyip sightings. Gundagai lore is associated with Gundagai, Australia, a place of considerable reputed Aboriginal cultural significance, with both archaeological sites and anthropological associations related to sacred and spiritual beliefs of the local clan group and wider cultural associations. Will is a wicked blacksmith who is given a second chance by Saint Peter at the gates to Heaven, but leads such a bad life that he ends up being doomed to wander the Earth. "We don't have that many sites spare to just go 'it's okay to destroy some Aboriginal history'," Mr Williams said. The Riverinas last sacred trees In a small township called Narrandera situated along the Marrambidya (Murrumbidgee River), sacred Wiradjuri trees still There are, however, numerous traces of their extensive occupation of the land. [20] It included unlimited and unrestricted water rights to the Macquarie River. These declarations are a conservation tool and advance the recognition, protection and understanding of Aboriginal cultural values throughout NSW. This meaning presupposes that for there to be a knee there is a leg and a body which there is. [21], At the conclusion of the war, the NSW colonial government also recognised the need to have a mounted infantry to effectively place the frontier under British control. Indyamarra Reconciliation Site . [24] A bushfire that caused a lot of damage was started near Gundagai in February 1906 after lightning hit a tree. [37] 'Warramore' is linked to 'Warrawen', which is the large cut in the western side of the Monaro Plateau from near which western travelling geological fault lines begin, and 'Warragong', which is the section of the beginning of the Australian Alps in the Gundagai region upon which snow sometimes falls. WebBy the end of the 1800s the Wiradjuri had virtually disappeared from the greater Mudgee district. [17], The Wiradjuri were also known for their handsome possum-skin cloaks stitched together from several possum furs. Mount Panorama in the New South Wales town of Bathurst. access to external funding grants for conservation and protection works; potential interpretation signage to help inform the public of the values of the site; social, economic and environmental benefits including employment, tourism and. Sometimes one-half of him would appear to those he chose to favour with his presence, and at other times, the other half was seen. Ceremonies End. Wiradjuri resistance to European settlement in Australia, Assistant Surveyor George Evans, Journal, 21/12/1813, W.H. In 1822, Wiradjuri warriors attacked a station on the Cudgegong River in which they drove away the stockman, let the cattle out of the yard and killed several of the sheep. [21] A few weeks later two boys were struck by lightning as they hid under a bullock hide strung over a wire fence. Gundagai also has a 'Shakespeare Terrace' that runs along the Murrumbidgee floodplain below the town that may or may not refer to the amazing grand theatre corroborees that happened in that area, eagerly shared in the 1830s for the benefit of overlanders and travellers; or in reference to several or all works of Shakespeare. A distinctive feature of the group was that they began with the term for no (wira) and concluded with the term for having (djuri) [ref]Grant and Rudder 2005; Howitt 1904: 108.[/ref]. There are three ways to record Aboriginal In the early 2000s the Mudgee Historical Society assistedAIATSIS(the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander Studies), an organization based in Canberra, in compiling an extensive history of Diana Mudgee, an Aboriginal woman who was born in 1826 in the Mudgee district where she lived most of her life apart from a short break at Mulgoa with the Cox family. [2] As with all ancient sacred places, particularly within still continuing Australian Aboriginal culture, the sacredness of Gundagai's amazing Australian Aboriginal cultural landscape continues despite colonial and later intrusion. Evans' reports confirmed of excellent pastures beyond the mountains to which Governor Macquarie ordered a road be built from the Nepean River. Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. That means that any activities that will damage, destroy or deface the Aboriginal Place cannot be carried out unless specific consent is granted by the Director-General of the Department, which can only be granted after consultation with local Aboriginal groups. By August 1824, the Sydney Gazette described it as "to have exposed the strength and wealth of the Colony to destruction".[12]. To give an example of the marriage rules, Murri emu could marry Ippatha eaglehawk, Ippatha possum, Matha brown snake and Kubbitha native bee (Mathews 1897: 173-174).[/ref]. Bell, O., (ndg possibly 1970s), 'Tales of Old Gundagai' No.3, B.E.M. In 1820, the population of Bathurst was only 114 due to Macquarie's slow and cautious approach to new settlement. For this service and for rewards to the natives who assisted in the police, I have directed 50 subject to detailed accounts of its expenditure to be at your disposal. He spoke to them in their own language in such a manner as not to let them suppose he anticipated any evil from them. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), abc.net.au/news/great-western-highway-upgrades-anger-aboriginal-groups/100830566, Get breaking news alerts directly to your phone with our app, Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this article. The state and commonwealth governments have unveiled plansto spend $4.5 billion to upgrade the stretch between Katoomba and Lithgow, west of Sydney. Old and exciting new renewable energy in Scotland. [10] This reclamation work was originally propelled by elder Stan Grant and John Rudder who had previously studied Australian Aboriginal languages in Arnhem Land. A nearby resident, Mr Carey, then began to receive visits by the same spectre. [17] A terrific thunderstorm at Gundagai in March 1877 set fire to the inside of Armour's house. He is not particularly tall but much stouter and more proportionable limbed than the majority of his countrymen; which combined with a noble looking countenance and piercing eye, are calculated to impress the beholder with other than disagreeable feelings towards a character who has been so much dreaded by the Bathurst settler. Hopefully this exhibition will uncover even more information about Diana Mudgee and enable a more complete family tree of her descendants to be compiled. as some of these names, and mentions R. H. Mathews, A. W. Howitt and John Mathew as promulgators of the "nations" concept. Keep up to date with everything happening at Wagga Wagga City Council. The Wiradjuri people (Wiradjuri northern dialect pronunciation[wirajduraj]; Wiradjuri southern dialect pronunciation[wirajuraj]) are a group of Aboriginal Australian people from central New South Wales, united by common descent through kinship and shared traditions. (From our various Corresp", "17 Jan 1925 Earth Tremor. Will-O'-the-Wisp is Will the Smith. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. The farmer then fired upon the group and in the mayhem several Wurudjuri people were killed and some wounded. In a statement to the ABC, TfNSW's director west Alistair Lunn said it was "very sensitive to the cultural heritage of the many Aboriginal peoples who have links to the Blue Mountains and Hartley Valley". A ghost of the same description, (which may have been a Cailleach, or Washer at the Ford also known as a Bean Nighe, given the Celtic mythological elements in the story), was also reported by a tourist named Ryan who passed through the area in the 1960s. He said the department was following cultural heritage consultation procedures and that during construction Aboriginal heritage sites would be fenced. The man chopped his finger off and survived. The Mowgee womens totem was the wedge tail eagle (Mullian) and the mens totem the crow (Waggan). Aboriginal people and landholders have worked collaboratively to protect many areas that are also important for their educational value for future generations of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people. On the death of a distinguished Wiradjuri, initiated men would strip the bark off a tree to allow them to incise symbols on the side of the trunk which faced the burial mound. Some believe the name 'Gundagai' derives from the word 'Gundagair', an 1838 pastoral run in the name of William Hutchinson[27] to the immediate north of current day Gundagai. Browse for your location and find more local ABC News and information. [3], This was in fact the land of the Wiradjuri people, one of the largest language groups in Australia. Since the first race, the track has attracted tens of thousands of motor sport spectators each year. She said sacred men's and women's places would also be "lost forever". WebThe Wiradjuri diet included yabbies and fish such as Murray cod from the rivers. In his journal, Macquarie writes of being visited by three male natives and that "to the best looking and stoutest of them I gave a piece of yellow cloth in exchange for his mantle, which he presented me with". SBS acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country and their connections and continuous care for the skies, lands and waterways throughout Australia. [3] That the Wiradjuri said wirraay, as opposed to some other word for "no", was seen as a distinctive feature of their speech, and several other tribes in New South Wales, to the west of the Great Dividing Range, are similarly named after their own words for "no". [4], Aboriginal leaders Pat Dodson and Noel Pearson; the former Chief of the Australian Army and Governor of Western Australia, Lieutenant General John Sanderson; and current Australian business leaders, met at a remote property on the Murrumbidgee River near Gundagai in September 2008 on the first stages of an Australian Dialogue to promote constitutional reform and structural change for Indigenous Australian people. However, these proved to have little impact on Wiradjuri or settler activities; according to historian W. H. Suttor, "The proclamation of martial law was as undecipherable to the natives as an Egyptian hieroglyph". [4] A similar distinction was made between Romance languages in medieval France, with the langues d'oc and the langues d'ol distinguished by their word for "yes". Gundagai, Friday", "1 Dec 1886 Extensive Earthquakes in New South Wales", "22 Mar 1877 Terrific Thunderstorm at Guadagai. The Bathurst War (1824), was a war between the Wiradjuri nation and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. From projects and major works to news and events. Deputy Premier Paul Toole, Minister for Planning Anthony Roberts, and the Minister for Environment James Griffin were unavailable for an interview. He goes on to say that 'it is impossible perhaps at all times to prevent the infliction of injury upon them by individuals andif justice cannot always be done, it deserves consideration upon such occasion whether the wrong may not be repaired by compensation. There are, however, numerous traces of their extensive occupation of the land. [11][12], The Wiradjuri are the largest Aboriginal group in New South Wales. The historical records, original deeds and agreements are held by the family at "Strath" Bathurst. Spirit Dog, Djirri Djirris, Killimicat Craypton and Ghosts, Kabaila, P. (2005), 'High Country Footprints: Aboriginal pathways and movement in the high country of southeastern Australia: Recognising the ancient paths beside modern highways', Pirion Publishing Canberra. There were over 200 NSW police stations that employed Aboriginal trackers between 1862 and 1973. The proposed works would weave in and out of the existing road, pushing through previously untouched land. Trackers sometimes lived in small huts out the back Pathfinders book Pathfinders, A history of Aboriginal trackers in NSW, written by Dr Michael Bennett and published by NewSouth, is now available from all good bookstores. There were at least 18 Wiradjuri jin and probably many more. Many were concentrated in the central-west and north-west of the state, the agricultural and pastoral heartland of NSW. [62] 'Kimo Hill' is a child hill of the 'Kimo Range' that has become distanced from its mother hill, 'Mount Kimo', on the northern end of the Sheahan Bridge at North Gundagai. & SA); Barkunjee (Barkindji) (NSW), Kurnai (Vic. Mingaan Wiradjari Aboriginal Corporation said it was not invited to take part in the digs, despite being the traditional owners of the land and having knowledge of the area. an opportunity to contribute to the process of reconciliation; the chance to share knowledge of, and learn more about, their land; protection in perpetuity of the Aboriginal Place under Section 90 of the NP&W Act; access to specialist advice from the Office of Environment and Heritage on the. Well aware that they had no chance against guns, they adopted a guerrilla-warfare approach, in which attacks were made against outlying and undefended stations. Today the great wealth that came to Stewart and his descendants continues to be seen in the form of Abercrombie House that was later built on the land grant. [15], The Battle of Bathurst began on 10 September when a Wiradjuri war party attacked a station on the Cudgegong River, they drove off the cattle before being pursued by the station hands. "It will also capitalise on Mount Panorama's reputation as the home of premiere Australian motorsports and events and will attract people from across the country and the world, boosting tourism and the local economy. [67] Council should consider whether or not it is feasible to re-locate the proposed go-kart track to an area that is less likely to result in harm to intangible cultural values, it said. The mens totem the crow ( Waggan ) for an interview severe Storm Gundagai. Of thousands of motor sport spectators each year possibly 1970s ), was a War between the Nation... 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