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. Some of the better known and accessible sites include Hands on the Rocks; The Drip; Babyfoot Cave. There were at least 18 Wiradjuri jin and probably many more. The Wiradjuri believe the track will damage the Aboriginal heritage sites on the mountain, where more than a thousand artefacts have been found. [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. [50] In 1924 an eastern brown snake that had hidden under a home, was enticed out after 'Yes, We have No Bananas', 'The Road to Gundagai' and finally 'Come into the Garden Maud', were played on the harmonica. 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. 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". The Aborigines at Bathurst were noted as being timed, inoffensive and friendly. Linguists refer to the three languages as the Wiradjuri group [ref]Mathews 1907; Keen 2004.[/ref]. Tumut Geological Series Sheet 8527, Edition 1, 1990, Department of Minerals and Energy under the authority of the Minister for Minerals and Energy, 1990. identified in Parkes, W. (1952) correspondence between Tindale, Parkes and Hancock, Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Manuscript Collection, D/162, p.96. 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. Interviews and feature reports from NITV. The ward system originates from Scotland and Eastern England where wards, that are watchful spirits that protect settlements from internal troubles and external dangers, form nightly a ring of benevolent spiritual protection against harmful spirits. 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]. [54] Yarri and Jacky Jacky were honoured with bronze medallions for their efforts, and were allowed to demand sixpences from all Gundagai residents, although Yarri was maltreated on at least one occasion after the flood. 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. Throughout that person's life, more skins were added, with the original skin eventually buried in the cloak. Some of the ceremonies held at sacred sites are a re-creation of the events which created the site during The Dreaming. Connect with stunning Wiradjuri Country on a guided tour with Milan Dhiiyaan in Goulburn River National Park. Stockmen were intimidated and would not leave their huts to round up the cattle and bring them in without protection. One of the chiefs (named Saturday) of a desperate tribe, took six men to secure him and they had actually to break a musket over his body before he yielded, which he did at length with broken ribs Saturday for his exploits was sentenced to a month's imprisonment. After Governor Thomas Brisbane declared martial law the resistance soon collapsed in late 1824. 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. Broch o' Gurness (Iron Age) and the new in Scotland. The Sydney Gazette described the situation in the following: Advices from Bathurst say that the natives have been very troublesome in that country. [14], The Wiradjuri continued to launch attacks on the settlers, engaging in numerous skirmishes which were consistently followed by settler reprisals, typically on Aboriginal warriors attempting to bury their casualties. 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. Jin were inherited from a persons mothers mother along with the responsibility for maintaining associated sites. Three days later Macquarie inaugurated the town of Bathurst, then continued to tour the surrounding country. Provides opportunities for the community to engage in conservation, site protection and management, including through the intergenerational transfer of culture and economic opportunities where appropriate. 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. Key facts about the award The The group has drawn up an alternative route further north, which avoidthe sites. Aunty Helen Riley is an Elder on the board of the Mingaan Wiradjari Aboriginal Corporation. WebDeclared Aboriginal Places of Significance Wollundry Lagoon & Tony Ireland Park, Wiradjuri Reserve & Gobba Beach, Bomen Lagoon, Bomen Axe Quarry and Flowerdale By August 1824, the Sydney Gazette described it as "to have exposed the strength and wealth of the Colony to destruction".[12]. Dance to Weird Music", Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders, Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association, National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations, Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council, South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council, Northern Territory National Emergency Response, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gundagai_lore&oldid=1106121828, Australian Aboriginal legendary creatures, Geographic Names Register of NSW not in Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 23 August 2022, at 08:21. [39] but is now composed of eight councillors elected proportionally. 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. [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. He said 34 local knowledge holders are helping the government ensure all discoveries are handled appropriately. Available [online], Horton, J., (1838), 'Six Months in South Australia: Ride of Six Hundred Miles From Sydney to Melbourne Through the District of Illawarra', 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. 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. They appear to be very inoffensive and cleanly in their persons."[6]. In dry seasons, they ate kangaroos, emus and food gathered from the land, including fruit, nuts, (From our various Corresp", "17 Jan 1925 Earth Tremor. Two Pictures", http://sharepoint.anglicancg.org.au/Publib/Documents/Media/Anglican%20News/Anglican%20News%20August%202009.pdf, https://books.google.com/books?id=vhQ9AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA35&lpg=PA35&dq=The+Parish+Chest+Tate&source=bl&ots=dMqianN4bR&sig=dKa_2WujoO0IDX5-VHGuzgGW2A4&hl=en&ei=CyuVToiJOcyOiAe6qMiHBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false, http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2010/D04795/a2078.pdf, "20 Sep 1947 Bunyip Hunters at Gundagai", "24 Oct 1868 Opening of the New South Wales Parliament. Contact with the Europeans was disastrous for the Wiradjuri whose numbers were soon decimated. 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. 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. Once the spirits are driven from the landscape, the protection is no longer forthcoming and the settlement is open to psychic ills. One settler account describes an encounter that took place soon after the Potato Field Incident: Our hut was one day surrounded by a large party of blacks, fully equipped for war, under the leadership of their great fierce chief and warrior, named by the whites Saturday. [11][12], The Wiradjuri are the largest Aboriginal group in New South Wales. 1), "18 Nov 1908 Snake Plague at Gundagai. 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 name 'Warramore', is given for Stuckey's Station in 1836 at today's Gundagai. 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. Some of the better known and accessible sites include Hands on the Rocks; The Drip; Babyfoot Cave. Revenge parties were formed in which a group of armed servants attacked and killed three Wiradjuri women. 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 Lithgow City Council also wants works on the section halted until all other options are considered. In late 1823, Windradyne (known as Saturday by the British) was captured for the first time. [2], Attempts to cross the Blue Mountains had been made from 1790 onwards with convicts seeking a way to escape and adventurers eager to explore the region. WebSacred sites. R753X85274, 1986, Produced by the Royal Australian Survey Corps under the direction of The Chief of General Staff, ABC Country, 2010, Kerryn, Available [online], Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn, "11 May 1927 Canberra. Friday", "26 Oct 1904 Horses Struck by Lightning. This force, which was manned with soldiers not civilians, initially consisted of two detachments, one stationed in Bathurst and the other at Maitland. However, Windradyne continued to elude attempts to find him, and as such martial law remained in place for a further seven weeks. 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. For the latest information, searchABC Emergency, For the latestweather warnings in the Northern Territory, search onABC Emergency. [30], The variety of spellings for the name Wiradjuri is extensive, with over 60 ways of transcribing the word registered.[31]. Stories were told about the travels of jin, the places where they stopped, the social rules they set down and the features of the landscape which they made. [25], In Bryce Courtenay's novel Jessica, the plot is centred in Wiradjuri region. However, the majority of Wiradjuri casualties during the conflict were non-combatants, who were killed by mounted settler patrols or deliberately poisoned by the settlers. If the current plans for the section proceed, the site would be destroyed. [40] Beating the Bounds, the religious form of wards, is still practised in some parishes in the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn. The resulting roadworks would reduce travel time from about 40 to 29 minutes. [5], Macquarie wrote: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, "We found here also three male natives and four boys of this newly discovered tract of country, who showed great surprise, mixed with no small degree of fear, at seeing so many strangers, horses and carriages but to whom they soon appeared to be reconciled on being kindly spoken to. In the 21st century, major Wiradjuri groups live in Condobolin, Peak Hill, Narrandera and Griffith. Council is committed to developing WebYindyamarra is a word that is often translated as respect, however, it has multiple meanings including, to give honour, go slow, and take responsibility. 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. These were not based on field research and lacked aboriginal support. Thousands of years of sacred Aboriginal history could be paved over duringmulti-billion-dollar Great Western Highway upgrades in New South Wales. 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. [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". Wiradjuri author Tara June Winch has won the Miles Franklin Literary Award Australia's most prestigious writing prize, and one of its richest at $60,000 for her novel The Yield. 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. Suttor learnt their language, and befriended Windradyne, nicknamed "Saturday", and attributed conflict to the harshness of his own people's behaviour, since the Wiradjuri were in his view, fond of white people, as they would call them. 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. In his book Aboriginal tribes of Australia (1974), Norman Tindale wrote that Wiradjuri was one of several terms coined later, after the 1890s had seen a "rash of such terms", following the publication of a work by ethnologist John Fraser. Wiradjuri man Adrian Williams was involved in archaeological digs in the Hartley Valley. Numbers of cattle have been killed. Written by James Rose (NTSCORP Senior Anthropologist). [cartographic material] SBS acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country and their connections and continuous care for the skies, lands and waterways throughout Australia. Gundagai, Tuesday", "20 Dec 1904 Two Boys Struck by Lightning. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Investigations to date have not assessed the Mountain precinct as being rare or of research potential," it said. A nearby resident, Mr Carey, then began to receive visits by the same spectre. They extended southwest to the vicinity of Hay and Narrandera. The occupation of their lands and their cultivation began to cause famine among the Wiradjuri, who had a different notion of what constituted property. President of the Gundagai and District Historical Society, Wilkie Watson Publications, Tumut, p.50. Nevertheless, it would be another eight years before he would become famous to the colony. Bogan River Wiradjuri in 1898. 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. 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. One pastoral holding on the western side of North Gundagai was named 'Jarno'. One of the survivors of this misunderstanding was Windradyne; enraged at the attack he and his warriors immediately began a series of violent attacks against nearby stations.[10]. A team of archaeologists and registered Aboriginal parties conducted preliminary digs last year. 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. 'West Ward' at Gundagai is still delineated by West Street. However, all of these attempts failed and it was to be over 20 years before a way across was found. Wiradjuri resistance to European settlement in Australia, Assistant Surveyor George Evans, Journal, 21/12/1813, W.H. Wagga Wagga sunset. as some of these names, and mentions R. H. Mathews, A. W. Howitt and John Mathew as promulgators of the "nations" concept. His dog eventually dragged the snake away. One tall and shadowy supernatural visitant that appeared from under a culvert in Gundagai in 1869, severely alarmed a horse and its rider, and exhibited a livid, phosphoric light such as a rotting fish might display. There are, however, numerous traces of their extensive occupation of the land. This concept of a life force which creates all new life also explains one of the functions of religious ceremony. [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. The floodplains of the Murrumbidgee below the present town of Gundagai were a frequent meeting place of Wiradjuri speaking people from nearby regions. Governor Darling formalised the grant of 3200 acres in 1826. Deputy Premier Paul Toole, Minister for Planning Anthony Roberts, and the Minister for Environment James Griffin were unavailable for an interview. Press; pp. But despite their immense It is spoken in Wiradjuri language, with English subtitles, with cinematic imagary taken from Wiradjuri country. The Rock is also known as Kengal WebBook online or email or call Milan Dhiiyaan on 0400 409 102. Gundagai. In 1892, Fraser had published a revised and expanded edition[5] of Lancelot Threlkeld's 1834 work on the Awabakal language, An Australian Grammar,[6] in which he created his own names for groupings, such as Yunggai, Wachigari and Yakkajari. The man chopped his finger off and survived. (From", "Severe Weather in the South. The Wiradyuri Traditional Owners Central West Aboriginal Corporation (WTOCWAC)said the track would "forever destroy this site". The proposed works would weave in and out of the existing road, pushing through previously untouched land. With The 'Gundagai' placename meaning further refers to the reason for the bend in the Murrumbidgee River near the Gundagai showground at Gundagai and to the mythological landscape epic at Gundagai. 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. Four still stand near Molong at the Grave of Yuranigh. He took his name from John Gilmour, owner of Genanagie Station. Mr Carey corroborated Mrs Moroney's description of the ghost and dealt with it by hitting it on the head with a shovel the next time it paid him a visit. However, Tindale refers to Wiradjuri in his own work (p.200): "Wiradjuri 'Wiradjuri (Wi'raduri)". As Gundagai is a place of significant Irish, Scottish and English settlement post the arrival of the Europeans, Celtic and English landscape understanding or dindsenchas is also evident at Gundagai. [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. The Mudgee district holds many sacred Aboriginal sites and cave painting, some sites with evidence of tool making. 175194. Evans' reports confirmed of excellent pastures beyond the mountains to which Governor Macquarie ordered a road be built from the Nepean River. They became the embodiment of them. Suttor, quoted in Salisbury and Gresser, op cit, p.22, Learn how and when to remove this template message, passage through the impenetrable Blue Mountains, "Forgotten Rebels: Black Australians Who Fought Back", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bathurst_War&oldid=1131504321, Civil wars involving the states and peoples of Oceania, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia introduction cleanup from March 2019, Articles covered by WikiProject Wikify from March 2019, All articles covered by WikiProject Wikify, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2018, New South Wales articles missing geocoordinate data, Articles missing coordinates without coordinates on Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 4 January 2023, at 12:33. (Vic.) 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. Specific jin were connected to each section and together they regulated the marriage system [ref]The four Wiradjuri sections, also common to Gamilaraay and Ngiyampaa, were Murri, Kubbi, Ippai and Combo (along with their feminine equivalents of Matha, Kubbitha, Ippatha and Butha). 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. [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. 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. 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