(ABC Central West: Xanthe Gregory) A fire hearth, "I'm not against progress. There are, however, numerous traces of their extensive occupation of the land. 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. The Wiradjuri were the occupants of the Mudgee district, as well as of a large part of what is now the state of New South Wales, prior to the arrival of Europeans. All that material has been gathered into an online exhibition which can be found at theAIATSIS website. Mount Minerva is the old name for what today is the hill known as 'Minjary'. For several months the attacks by the Wiradjuri continued; they struck at unexpected locations then retreated back to the bush. (1990), The Golden Bough The Classic Study in Magic and Religion, Macmillan Press Ltd, London, Melbourne, pp. [20] It included unlimited and unrestricted water rights to the Macquarie River. The Wiradyuri Traditional Owners Central West Aboriginal Corporation (WTOCWAC)said the track would "forever destroy this site". He spoke to them in their own language in such a manner as not to let them suppose he anticipated any evil from them. There is a large anthropomorphic figure in the landscape at Gundagai. 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[12][13] There has also been numerous reports of earth tremors rattling through Gundagai since European settlement.[14][15][16]. The junction of the Murrumbidgee and Tumut Rivers is named 'Bewuck' to note the numerous Murray Cod found in that area.[38]. The NSW Mounted Police became the principal instrument of enforcement of colonial rule on the frontier for the next 15 years.[22]. The Wiradjuri believe the track will damage the Aboriginal heritage sites on the mountain, where more than a thousand artefacts have been found. [41] Cursed is he who transgresseth the bounds or doles of his neighbour. Geological Series Sheet 8527 (Edition 1)1990, Australia 1:100,000, Tumut Mineralogical Map. Wiradjuri resistance to European settlement in Australia, Assistant Surveyor George Evans, Journal, 21/12/1813, W.H. There are, however, numerous traces of their extensive occupation of the land. [28] Andy Kissane's poem, "The Station Owner's Daughter, Narrandera" tells a story about the aftermath of that same massacre,[29] and was the inspiration for Alex Ryan's short film, Ngurrumbang. Special thank you to the Dubbo Aboriginal Working Party that provided initial letters of support to the tourism centre project, nominated members to the Advisory Panel and remain engaged in ensuring the project delivers outcomes for community. Image caption: Architect's impression of the Wiradjuri Tourism Centre [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. [b] In the 1850s there were still corroborees around Mudgee, but there were fewer clashes. 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.. Goethe was one of the key figures of Classicism in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. 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. It seems that the Wiradjuri were willing to tolerate this slow level of growth and peaceful relations were maintained during this period. [19] A boy, Patrick Vaughan, was struck by lightning in October 1904 and rendered unconscious for a long time. The southern border ran to Howlong. Browse for your location and find more local ABC News and information. These were not based on field research and lacked aboriginal support. Gundagai, Tuesday", "20 Dec 1904 Two Boys Struck by Lightning. Its western reaches went along Billabong Creek to beyond Mossgiel. [55] It is claimed that the Gundagai community developed a special affinity with the Wiradjuri people and that the flood and its aftermath was the birthplace of reconciliation. Bookings available on request. [36] Jarno is a character in Goethe's, Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship, a German response to the dramas of William Shakespeare. [22] In 1938 two dead drovers were found under a tree south of Gundagai, again the victims of lightning. After 21 days of traveling through 50 miles (80km) of rugged terrain, the party reached Mount Blaxland. 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 Mudgee district holds many sacred Aboriginal sites and cave painting, some sites with evidence of tool making. Under the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Act, any land may be declared an Aboriginal place if the area is or was of special significance to Aboriginal culture. Each was associated with a particular animal or plant. A team of archaeologists and registered Aboriginal parties conducted preliminary digs last year. Indyamarra Reconciliation Site sunset. Sacred tree carvings are set to return to their traditional home in the heart of New South Wales. The floodplains of the Murrumbidgee below the present town of Gundagai were a frequent meeting place of Wiradjuri speaking people from nearby regions. The Mowgee womens totem was the wedge tail eagle (Mullian) and the mens totem the crow (Waggan). Bell, O., (ndg possibly 1970s), 'Tales of Old Gundagai' No.3, B.E.M. WebThe Wiradjuri people lived within the area that was known as the Wiradjuri Nation. Darren Wighton and Trevor Leaman are sharing the stars' [11], Similar to other inland areas in Australia, the Gundagai area has often been visited by tornadoes, particularly in dry times. 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. [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. 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]. This force, which was manned with soldiers not civilians, initially consisted of two detachments, one stationed in Bathurst and the other at Maitland. Will-O'-the-Wisp is Will the Smith. Stockmen were intimidated and would not leave their huts to round up the cattle and bring them in without protection. Once the spirits are driven from the landscape, the protection is no longer forthcoming and the settlement is open to psychic ills. On 14 August Governor Brisbane issued a proclamation of martial law. They extended southwest to the vicinity of Hay and Narrandera. [53], The efforts of Yarri, Jacky Jacky, and two other Indigenous men Jackie Douglas and Tommy Davis in saving many Gundagai people from the 1852 floodwaters were heroic. 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. Foot soldiers were proven to be an inadequate force on the wide plains of the interior. [58], Gundagai has recorded several ghost and will-o'-the-wisp sightings. The Aborigines at Bathurst were noted as being timed, inoffensive and friendly. Willie wagtails or djirri djirris were known to listen into conversations so it was wise to not repeat confidences. [9], In early 1824, on the river flats opposite of the town of Bathurst, a farmer in a friendly gesture offered a group of passing Wiradjuri people some potatoes. Governor Macquarie was presented with one of these cloaks by a Wiradjuri man when he visited Bathurst in 1815.[2]. The enormous influx of British colonists put massive strain on the traditional food sources[citation needed] and sacred landmarks of the Wiradjuri. [7] So great can be some rainfall downpours at Gundagai that old mining dams have been known to fill and burst. Royal Visitors Leave", http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24332900-5013172,00.html, "The Sydney Morning Herald. 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. [8], Co-founder of the Gundagai Museum, Oscar Bell, British Empire Medal recipient for services to the community including preserving and recording Gundagai history,[61] and President of the Gundagai and District Historical Society, told of the ghost of a little old woman that alarmed a newly arrived in Australia, Irish pastoral worker named Dennis Kilker. Pennick, N., (1996), 'Celtic Sacred Landscapes', Thames and Hudson, Great Britain, p. 134. The occupation of their lands and their cultivation began to cause famine among the Wiradjuri, who had a different notion of what constituted property. Wiradjuri man Adrian Williams was involved in archaeological digs in the Hartley Valley. This meaning presupposes that for there to be a knee there is a leg and a body which there is. In December 1821, Macquarie resigned partly due to undermining forces within his own government. 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". He wore the word "peace" on his hat and knew the British could not arrest him because of the possibility of a riot with so many Aborigines there. The Mudgee district holds many sacred Aboriginal sites and cave painting, some sites with evidence of tool making. Wiradjuri people also worshipped several mythical heroes in common, including Biami, his emu wife Gooboerangalnaba and the giant serpent Kurrea. 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. [18] In November 1899, a man named Caigan was struck by lightning and killed as he sheltered in a hollow log. In 1820, the population of Bathurst was only 114 due to Macquarie's slow and cautious approach to new settlement. During the digs the team unearthed about 3,000 artefacts, some of which have been sent to the University of Wollongong for analysis. [15], The Wiradjuri diet included yabbies and fish such as Murray cod from the rivers. "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?" Charles Sturt in Chapter Two of his Murrumbidgee exploration journal,[33] likened the 'verdant' Gundagai valley as having Diana of Nemi site parallels as recorded in James George Frazer's 'The Golden Bough',[34] when Sturt journeyed through the Gundagai area in 18291830. In late 1823, Windradyne (known as Saturday by the British) was captured for the first time. Wollundry Lagoon & Tony Ireland Park, Wiradjuri Reserve & Gobba Beach, Bomen Lagoon, Bomen Axe Quarry and Flowerdale Lagoon have all been declared Aboriginal Places by the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) in the Wagga Wagga area.OEH has an ongoing program of assessing and recommending the declaration and gazettal of areas as Aboriginal Places throughout NSW. [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. Some of the ceremonies held at sacred sites are a re-creation of the events which created the site during The Dreaming. These cages house trees that were scarred or carved by Wiradjuri people, some as far back as the 1800s, to make tools or to mark significant burial sites. He took his name from John Gilmour, owner of Genanagie Station. First Nations leaders are concerned the landscape will be irreversibly damaged as the current plans will have a "direct" or "indirect" impact on 29 Aboriginal sites, seven which are deemed as being of "high significance". The strength of these men is amazing. [5], A feeling of awe and reverence for that Almighty power that formed the universe was had in Gundagai at the appearance of the comet on Saturday 21 December 1844. 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. 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'. Aunty Helen Riley is an Elder on the board of the Mingaan Wiradjari Aboriginal Corporation. It was closely related to the Ngiyampaa language to the west and Gamilaraay to the north. WebBrungle east of Wagga - sacred Wiradjuri place. Ceremonies End. 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. Bogan River Wiradjuri in 1898. [42] Gundagai's Anglican parish still has 'wardens'. [14], Norman Tindale estimated the territorial range of the Wiradjuri tribal lands at 127,000km2 (49,000sqmi). Friday", "26 Oct 1904 Horses Struck by Lightning. WebSacred sites. [by Telegraph.] Old and exciting new renewable energy in Scotland. [21] A few weeks later two boys were struck by lightning as they hid under a bullock hide strung over a wire fence. They settled around the Cudgegong River, using its resources for food, and water. [48] George Bennett, English born Australian physician and naturalist, recorded at Gundagai in the 1830s that the black snake was the wife of the brown so that may have meant in the biblical sense. He said the department was following cultural heritage consultation procedures and that during construction Aboriginal heritage sites would be fenced. They appear to be very inoffensive and cleanly in their persons."[6]. [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. 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. 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". (From our various Corresp", "17 Jan 1925 Earth Tremor. | 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. It makes fascinating reading. Key facts about the award The The highway cuts through the rugged terrain ofthe New South Wales'Blue Mountainseucalypt forests and providesa major freight route from Sydney to western NSW. The state and commonwealth governments have unveiled plansto spend $4.5 billion to upgrade the stretch between Katoomba and Lithgow, west of Sydney. Some of the better known and accessible sites include Hands on the Rocks; The Drip; Babyfoot Cave. George Augustus Robinson, Chief Protector of Aborigines in Port Phillip, commented that Gundagai was remarkable for its nomenclature when passing through the town in 1844. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. They say all wild animals are theirs - the tame or cultivated ones are ours. It included native title claimants and four local Aboriginal land councils. 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. Wiradyuri Traditional Owners fear sacred site will be 'forever destroyed' for a go-kart track Image Video Audio Wiradyuri Traditional Owners say a go-kart track [24] A bushfire that caused a lot of damage was started near Gundagai in February 1906 after lightning hit a tree. Written by James Rose (NTSCORP Senior Anthropologist). [8] A meteor seen at Gundagai on New Year's Day, 1876 was reported to have lit up the streets as though with magnesium wire,[9] and over four inches of rain fell in two hours during a dreadful storm at Gundagai in 1885. [citation needed] By early 1824, war had broken out in which the Wiradjuri adopted a guerrilla-style approach. WebThe most easterly groups of the Wiradjuri Nation were the tribes whom Windradyne became leader. Tradition states that askin was to be given to a newborn to welcome them to the world. Caused by Lightning. [1], The Murray River forms the Wiradjuri's southern boundary and the change from woodland to open grassland marks their eastern boundary. [65] More recently a Gundagai resident saw a ghost at the old Gundagai Gaol and wrote a song about her.[66]. [16] Alfred William Howitt remarked that these trees incised with taphoglyphs served both as transit points to allow mythological cultural heroes to ascend to, and descend from, the firmament as well as a means for the deceased to return to the sky. Jessica's best friend (Mary Simpson) was from Wiradjuri. On 11 December 1824, martial law was finally repealed, and on 28 December Windradyne appeared at the head of his people in Parramatta to attend the Governor's annual feast. Bolstered by a local settler militia, the detachment began conducting several sweeps across the landscape to restore order and enforce martial law. 1), "18 Nov 1908 Snake Plague at Gundagai. Press; pp. While Windradyne and his warriors engaged the area north-east of Bathurst, to the south related tribes also attacked, terrorising settlers and driving off cattle. The location of Gundagai on a sizeable prehistoric highway, (the Murrumbidgee River), along with the significant and sacred Aboriginal ceremonial ground across all of North Gundagai, and other ancient archaeology, indicates it would have been an important ceremonial, mining, manufacturing and trading place for Aboriginal people before the arrival of the Europeans. The tribes led by Windradyne lived in the eastern parts of this territory, connected to the other groups by a common language as well as cultural and trade links. [51] A man was bitten on the finger by a snake in 1929 but couldn't get the snake to let go. In dry seasons, they ate kangaroos, emus and food gathered from the land, including fruit, nuts, yam daisies (Microseris lanceolata), wattle seeds, and orchid tubers. However, Windradyne continued to elude attempts to find him, and as such martial law remained in place for a further seven weeks. Gundagai Aboriginal elders, Jimmy Clements and John Noble, attended the 1927 opening of the new Federal Parliament House in Canberra by the Duke of York (later George VI.) The next thing known of them is that they killed all the men at a settler's place some miles distant, the very place where it was rumoured, the poisoned bread had been laid for them. WebCompetition for land forced the Wiradjuri from their homes and put strain on their traditional food resources. [31], The area is also identified as Jones Creek diorite. The craftsmanship on remaining examples of this funeral artwork displays notable artistic power. The blue glow of the Min Min light sometimes identified as a fata morgana phenomenon, is also known in the Gundagai area and Aboriginal people were taught to run if they saw it. The 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. These attacks included men being speared, weapons stolen, buildings burned and stock killed. As the Wiradjuri returned to the war camp, the station hands fired on them killing at least sixteen and wounding many more.[17]. Nevertheless, it would be another eight years before he would become famous to the colony. Sydn", "5 Apr 1932 Man Struck Dead Gundagai, Monday", Geographical Names Board of New South Wales, "Encyclopedia: K - Kyzikos: Greek mythology, people, places and things of ancient Greece", http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/s/sturt/charles/s93t/, https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/20142204?q=Reuss+and+Browne%27s&c=map&versionId=23744584, http://www.ozhistorymine.com/html/t__horton_james__1838.html, "19 Nov 1927 Tumut in 1832. [11], Similar attacks occurred nearby, at "The Mill" and "Warren Gunyah". 'Gair' was recorded at Yass in 1836 by George Bennett (naturalist) and means 'bird', as in budgerigar or good bird. Bunyips, understood to be where streams flood out of their usual channel in wet seasons flooding surrounding land but also drowning anyone caught on the wrong side of them, are recorded on the Gundagai floodplain; opposite 'Kimo'; and at the junction of the Tumut and Murrumbidgee rivers. In that context 'Gundagai' means place of birds but that placename may refer to the area to the north of Gundagai not to Gundagai town. It has hindquarters similar to that of an emu but with a long tail and it appears to be sitting on a bend in the river that has a box shape. Aboriginal Places protect a range of cultural values, including former Aboriginal reserves and missions; land containing Aboriginal burials; important meeting places and ceremonial sites; important post-contact historical events, such as massacres and birthplaces of notable Aboriginal people; places with dreaming stories and other spiritual significance; and places with Aboriginal artefacts requiring special recognition and protection. The name 'Warramore', is given for Stuckey's Station in 1836 at today's Gundagai. 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In October, the Sydney Gazette summed up the situation by stating that "Bathurst and its surrounding vicinity is engaged in an exterminating war". 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. A nearby resident, Mr Carey, then began to receive visits by the same spectre. They once occupied a vast area in central New South Wales, on the plains running north and south to the west of the Blue Mountains. However, Tindale refers to Wiradjuri in his own work (p.200): "Wiradjuri 'Wiradjuri (Wi'raduri)". Hopefully this exhibition will uncover even more information about Diana Mudgee and enable a more complete family tree of her descendants to be compiled. (From", "Severe Weather in the South. 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The Rock is also known as Kengal The image faces to the west and its head is near the Dog on the Tuckerbox area at Gundagai. Contact with the Europeans was disastrous for the Wiradjuri whose numbers were soon decimated. They consulted in an undertone, and departed as sullenly and noiselessly as they came. [17], The Wiradjuri were also known for their handsome possum-skin cloaks stitched together from several possum furs. The Bathurst War (1824), was a war between the Wiradjuri nation and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. A fire hearth, believed to be up to 5,000 years old, would also be destroyed by the road. (Pangerang) (Vic. Wiradyuri community members have expressed their concerns over a plan to construct a new go-kart track on an area of Wahluu (Mount Panorama) that Traditional Owners say is a sacred women's site. Revenge parties were formed in which a group of armed servants attacked and killed three Wiradjuri women. 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