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Bungaree, late King of the Broken Bay community, near Sydney. Community:
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Whether by design or for cultural reasons, Aboriginal languages have a complex system of protocols as a way to protect language, culture or people. Community:
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This exhibition explores the topics of first contact, punishment for using language, language loss, and the Stolen Generations, and features the names and images of people who are now deceased. Community:
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Living Language has been guided by a reference group of Elders, leaders and language custodians representing nine communities from across NSW and the ACT.Community:
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Nathan Leslie (Gamilaraay, Wollongong) shares his story about teaching children Gamilaraay language at Orange Grove Public School, SydneyCommunity:
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Aunty Diane McNaboe shares stories and a song about her Country2 pages
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Aunty Diane McNaboe shares stories of her CountryCommunity:
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Portrait of von Guerard, sketched by Black Johny (Johnny the Aboriginal artist).Community:
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Drawing of an European man and a woman, close to their horse. Community:
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Drawing of a scene representing a corroboree and a battle. Community:
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Representation of European vessels. Community:
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Fish and sharks from the Clyde River, NSW.Community:
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Drawing of pelicans and swans by Mickey of Ulladulla.Community:
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Aboriginal dance, drawn by Old MickeyCommunity:
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Drawing of a group of Aboriginal and European figures. Community:
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A scene of a Corroboree from artist Mickey of Ulladulla.Community:
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Aboriginal dance, drawn by Old Mickey.Community:
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A sketch representing a group of squatters, drawn by Tommy, from the upper Murray. Community:
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Drawing of a dance illustrated by Tommy McRae. Community:
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Two drawing by Tommy Barnes of a life scene in the Upper Murray. Community:
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Scene of a group of people celebrating a Corroboree. Community:
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Scene of two people hunting birds on country. Community:
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Representation of a group coming back from hunting. Community:
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Two hunting scenes depicted by Tommy McRae. Community:
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Representation of a fight among Aboriginal people. Community:
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Photographs of Brewarrina fishbtraps taken from different perspectives. Community:
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Plan of the fisheries at Brewarrina New South Wales [cartographic material]. Community:
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Views of fish traps on the Darling river, New South Wales, ca. 1870-1880. Community:
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Rhonda Ashby and Creed Gordon share a story in the Gamilaraay language from the far north west of NSW.Community:
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Artworks created by Yuwaalaraay woman and artist Lucy Simpson, for the online storybook 'My Weekend with Pop'.Community:
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Artworks created by Yuwaalaraay woman and artist Lucy Simpson, for the online storybook 'My Weekend with Pop'.Community:
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Artworks created by Yuwaalaraay woman and artist Lucy Simpson, for the online storybook 'My Weekend with Pop'.Community:
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Artworks created by Yuwaalaraay woman and artist Lucy Simpson, for the online storybook 'My Weekend with Pop'. Community:
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Artworks created by Yuwaalaraay woman and artist Lucy Simpson, for the online storybook 'My Weekend with Pop'. Community:
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Ray Ingrey shares a story in the Dharawal language, from coastal Sydney, NSW. Community:
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Barwon River in high water looking up stream storm clouds. Community:
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Co-ordinator Lacey Boney with one of the girls preparing their costumes at Brewarrina Community Hall. Community:
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Dhinawan Dancers preparing costumes for the Brewarrina Festival of Baiame's Ngunnhu, in the Brewarrina Community Hall. Community:
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Hip-hop artist Munkimuk (Mark Ross) with Eljeriah ”Eljo” Cubby at the Brewarrina Youth Centre, where they worked together to write rap songs about Bre. Community:
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Rugby league training for children at the Geoff New Oval, in Brewarrina.Community:
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Mary Waites, Della Shillingsworth, Ruby Dykes and Lily Shearer waiting at the opening of the Festival of Baiame's Ngunnhu. Community:
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Mary Waites, Patty Smith, Debbie and Ross Coleman at the Festival of Baiame's Ngunnhu, in Brewarrina. Community:
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Peter Dykes with his grandkids at the Fish Traps, Barwon River, in Brewarrina. Community:
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Dancers Lily Shearer and Donald Shillingsworth at the opening ceremony of the Festival of Baiame's Ngunnhu. Community:
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Dancers Wally Winters and Darrell Fazldeen, at the opening ceremony of the Baiame's Ngunnhu.Community:
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Maliyan Diiyan Dance Group performing on the first day of the Festival of Baiame's Ngunnhu. Community:
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Brewarrina Shire Council youth workers Lacey Boney and Deaken Boney at the Festival of Baiame's Ngunnhu. Community:
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Art installation - protest by What Environment In Repair (WEIR) for the Festival of Baiame's Ngunnhu. Community:
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Drawing tent, including Keisha and Jamaya Coffey at the Festival of Baiame's Ngunnhu. Community:
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Boy drawing the Fish Traps, at the Festival of Baiame's Ngunnhu in Brewarrina. Community:
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Lawrence Shearer and Ronald Clapham photographed at the Festival of Baiame's Ngunnhu. Community:
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Photo of Norma Bloomfield and Deakin Bennett at the Festival of Baiame's Ngunnhu in Brewarrina. Community:
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Opening ceremony dancers at the Festival of Baiame's Ngunnhu. Community:
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Lead singer Eljeriah 'Eljo' Cubby; back-up girls: Jeanette Murphy, Raykye Waites and Carleah Boney.Community:
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Kids singing on the second day of the Festival of Biaimi's Nunnghu, in Brewarrina. Community:
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Raykye Waites, Mary Waites, Sandra Murphy and Eljo at the Festival of Baiame's Ngunnhu.Community:
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Singer Jonathan Knight performing at the Festival of Biaimi's Nunnghu. Community:
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James, Roberta and Marlene Boney cooking Johnny cakes as lunch for the crowd on the last day of the Festival of Biaimi's Nunnghu. Community:
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Lily Shearer, Fred Copperthwaite, Alfonso Pardo Cifuences, Kathie Clapham, Ryan Clapham, Noelene Shearer and Teddy Clapham Festival of Baiame's Ngunnhu. Community:
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Jakiya French, winner of best Yellow Belly caught, under 10, at the Festival of Biaime’s Ngunnhu. Community:
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Members of the band Stiff Gins during Brewarrina Festival. Community:
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Photograph album of New South Wales Aboriginal reserve of Brewarrina, ca. 1910. Community:
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Photograph taken by Reverend Canon A. Leyland Bird of children part of the Aboriginal Mission School near BrewarrinaCommunity:
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Photograph of Patty, or Cooneana (Ringtailed Opossum). Community:
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Photograph of "Nellie", considered at that time the last person of the Nepean community. Community:
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Photograph of a woman taken for a flyer or a book? Community:
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Photograph of a woman with her children in a non-identified location.Community:
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Make-up artist and Casey Donovan, Sydney Opera House, Tuesday 27 September 2005.Community:
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Jenny Bush, Aboriginal Folk Singer at the SAFA fundraising concert, Paddington Town Hall , 21 January 1965 in The TribuneCommunity:
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A group of people gathered for the Student Action for Aborigines protest outside Moree Town Hall and Council ChambersCommunity:
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Protest onlookers from inside Moree Artesian BathsCommunity:
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People gathered for Student Action for Aborigines protest outside Moree Artesian BathsCommunity:
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Mr Ford, Manager, Moree Artesian BathsCommunity:
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Children inside Moree Artesian Baths and Olympic PoolCommunity:
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Aboriginal man standing in front of a sugar cane fieldCommunity:
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Sue Reeves sitting on a fence, Gundurimba Road, LismoreCommunity:
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Aboriginal housing, Gundurimba Road, LismoreCommunity:
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Photograph possibly of Gerry MasonCommunity:
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Aboriginal Reserve at BowravilleCommunity:
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Charles Perkins and Bowraville residentsCommunity:
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Students and Aboriginal boys sitting on a fence at BowravilleCommunity:
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Two boys in a wood shackCommunity:
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Louise Higham interviewing two women residentsCommunity:
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A group of people gathered for the Student Action for Aborigines protest outside Moree Town Hall and Council ChambersCommunity:
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Dharawal language heard upon entry to exhibitionCommunity:
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Sung by Don Bell, Ngunawal Elder14 pages
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Series 02: Gerard Krefft album of watercolour drawings, ca. 1857-1858, 1861, 1866. Community:
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Gwoja Tjungurrayi ("One Pound Jimmy"), with spear and woomera, photographed by the Australian National Travel Association in 1935.Community:
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Studio portrait of Biddy of Maitland, ca. 1875.Community:
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Argyle Arts Centre Aboriginal women select dresses, David Jones Elizabeth Street Store.2 pages
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Images from a Sydney Radio Station in the 30's. Community:
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Blanket (Aboriginal man), photographed by Morris & Billing London Saloon at 251 Pitt Street, Sydney (ca. 1865-1866). Community:
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Aboriginal men painting and carving at the Royal Easter Show 1965, Sydney Showground. Community:
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Aboriginal woman beside humpy painted by Joseph Wolinski in La Perouse in 1929. Community:
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This photo shows rock carvings from the Sydney area.Community:
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Aboriginal people of Australia, painted in the 1890s and attributed to H.M.L. Atcherley.16 pages
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Number of Blankets served out to Aboriginal people at Bathurst, 1867-1888.Community:
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Oil painting of a group of Australian Aboriginal people, possibly in Sydney, ca. 1849. Community:
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Image of Corroboree drawn by William Curtis in Wellington NSW, on April 1847. 8 pages
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These lists includes names of Aboriginal peoples and families, from blanket list included in the 'Documents relating to Aboriginal Australians, 1816-1853'.5 pages
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These lists includes names of Aboriginal peoples and families, from blanket list included in the 'Documents relating to Aboriginal Australians, 1832-1841'. Community:
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Nosepeg arrives in Sydney from Darwin to appear in the television show Whiplash (Mascot Airport). 
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Volume 1: Manuscript of 'Legendary Tales of Australian Aborigines' by David Unaipon, 1924-1925.Community:
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Portrait of David Unaipon, drew by B.E Minns in 1924.4 pages
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In this interview, Mary Pappin talks about being a Muthi Muthi woman from the Willandra Lakes Region. 5 pages
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Patricia talks about the emotional impact on her of the return of Mungo Man to Mungo National Park, while remembering stories about her family. 4 pages
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Over two interviews Michael speaks about his ancestors and recalls first hearing about Mungo Man and Mungo Lady from his aunt’s stories.2 pages
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Maureen’s speaks about her experience of driving to the National Museum to collect Mungo Man and other ancestral remains before their repatriation in the Mungo National Park.3 pages
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In this interview Beryl speaks about the Mungo Man repatriation ceremony in November 2017. 2 pages
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In the interview Roy speaks at length about his life and early childhood, meeting his wife Beryl, and the repatriation of Mungo Man.8 pages
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Dawn Smith speaks about the significance of the repatriation ceremony of Mungo man and woman. 2 pages
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A personal account of the many years Warren spent to bring Mungo Man back home to country. 2 pages
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Michael Jarrett (Gumbaynggirr) sings the Wuuban (Bloodwood) tree song around a campfire in a cave on Valla Beach near Nambucca HeadsCommunity:
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List of blankets..taken from the collection of William Dixon Community:
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Army Minister Cramer having tea with an Aboriginal soldier at Ingleburn.4 pages
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This vocabulary include words from different parts of Australia, including Port Jackson.Community:
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told by Rhonda Ashby (Gamilaraay/Yuwaalaraay), Lightning RidgeCommunity:
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in 'Comparative vocabularies of three native languages', 1955Community:
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Over the years, the mission was home to Aboriginal people from many different language and cultural backgrounds. Community:
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in ‘Papers of John Francis Huon Mitchell’, 1903–23Community:
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As a child, John Mitchell mixed with the Wiradjuri people of the Murray River area and acquired a knowledge of their language. Community:
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This manuscript of the Wiradjuri language is as comprehensive as a modern dictionary. Community:
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This drawing depicts a campfire corroboree of Wiradjuri people, observed by two Europeans who are sitting in the foreground. Community:
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In the 1920s, Mary Jane wrote a local history documenting her early life in the Coonabarabran region. Her reminiscences include 73 Gamilaraay placenames and their meanings in English.Community:
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Reminiscences on Mary Jane Cain and life on Burra Bee Dee Mission by Aunty Maureen Sulter (Gamilaraay, Coonabarabran). Community:
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Gamilaraay language scripture lessons were published by Reverend William Ridley as Gurre Kamilaroi, or Kamilaroi Sayings in 1855Community:
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He began to study Aboriginal languages and, while on a preaching tour of the Liverpool Plains, took a special interest in Gamilaraay (Kamilaroi)2 pages
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Auntie Maureen Sulter (Gamilaraay, Coonabarabran) in Warrumbungle National ParkCommunity:
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in ‘Rules & regulations for the management of the Aborigines, or, Black Native Institution of New South Wales, established at Parramatta, on the 18th of January, 1815’2 pages
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Reminiscences by Aunty Diane McNaboe (Wiradjuri, Dubbo), Aunty Maureen Sulter (Gamilaraay, Coonabarabran) and Aunty Patsy Cohen (Anaiwan, Armidale).2 pages
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‘out of the water came a monstrous thing …’Community:
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in ‘Sketches in Australia and the South Seas’, 1842–52Community:
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European explorer John Lhotsky wrote in his journal that he had ‘notated a song which he heard at a corroboree’ although his musical score bears little similarity with Aboriginal musical traditions.Community:
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Ngarigu words collected by John H Pettit in 'Letters home to England'Community:
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Callum Clayton-Dixon (Ambēyang, Armidale) talks about teaching Anaiwan language using the Accelerated Second Language Acquisition techniqueCommunity:
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This station was occupied in 1835 and is situated on one of the tributaries of the Macleay river Community:
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Anaiwan country2 pages
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Dave Widders (Anaiwan, New England Range) filmed at Inglebah Reserve, May 2019Community:
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Michael Jarrett (Gumbaynggirr) tells the story of Birrugan (Southern Cross) in a cave on Valla Beach near Nambucca Heads2 pages
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Michael Jarrett (Gumbaynggirr) shares his knowledge about Dhanggati, Ngambaa, Ngaku and Gumbaynggirr countriesCommunity:
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Video of a campfire in a cave on Valla Beach near Nambucca HeadsCommunity:
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Bundjalung Elder Billy Buchan was employed as a stockman by the Hewitt family at Newton Boyd Station from the 1850s. Community:
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Bundjalung people are seen in these photographs with the objects they used in their daily lives. Community:
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The people to the north of Awabakal country speak Warrimay, a Gathang dialect. Community:
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The Aboriginal Children’s Home at Singleton — on the Hunter River in Wonnaruah country, inland from Lake Macquarie — was established by the Aborigines Inland Mission in 1910 and abandoned in 1920. Community:
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The Awabakal leader Beerabahn (Biraban) taught Threlkeld to speak his language. Threlkeld used this knowledge to write and publish several religious works and vocabularies.Community:
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Some of the Awabakal language is preserved Horatio Hale’s notebook. Lent by Western Libraries, Western University, London, CanadaCommunity:
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Reverend Threlkeld was determined to share the knowledge he had gained in his time living with the Awabakal people. Community:
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Beerabahn (Biraban) was born into a traditional Awabakal way of life at Bahtahbah (Belmont, New South Wales). Community:
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These Awabakal men were painted in 1818 by Major James Wallis, the Commandant at Newcastle. Community:
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Select specimens from nature … by Thomas Skottowe, drawings by TR Browne, 18132 pages
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Michael Jarrett (Gumbaynggirr, Nambucca Heads) does a traditional welcomeCommunity:
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Sydney CBD (Gadigal country) from Clark Island; Gamay (Botany Bay).2 pages
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Raymond Ingrey (Dharawal, La Perouse) talks about teaching Dharawal in his community.Community:
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This painting represents the view east from the Library, towards Car-rang-gel or Garangal (North Head) and Ta-ral-be or Daralbi (South Head).Community:
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Map of Port Jackson and the town of Sydney, ca. 1857.Community:
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This early map of Sydney demonstrates Aboriginal custodianship through the original names for some of the local landmarks. Community:
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List of Aboriginal names and words recorded from the Cammeray community between 1884 and 1907. Community:
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The well-known Aboriginal figure Bennelong is named in a letter from First Fleet naval officer David Blackburn. Community:
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Evening News supplement, 17 November 1900, p 3.Community:
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Photo of linguists and ethnologists Johnny Malone, 1850-1875. Community:
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This map shows that Dharawal people have been living in and around Gamay (Botany Bay) for tens of thousands of years. Community:
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Samples of sentences and stories in the Sydney language, provided by Johnny and Lizzie to anthropologists. Community:
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Early linguists and ethnologists sought out John (Johnny) Malone (c 1820–1880) and his wife Lizzie (c 1830–1901), later Golden, as language and cultural knowledge holders. Community:
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Bungaree, a Kuringgai man from what is now known as the Broken Bay area of New South Wales, is thought to have shared some of his people’s vocabulary with William Dawes.Community:
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This notebook shows recordings of Sydney language, in the neighbourhood of Sydney, 1788-1791.Community:
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This manuscript includes words and short phrases recorded from a young woman named Patyegarang, who helped him to understand her people’s language. Community:
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This record of the first Russian expedition to the Antarctic includes a lithographic print of the view from Kiarabilli (Kirribilli) on the north shore of Warran (Sydney Cove). It shows Tar-ra (Dawes Point) on the southern shore at the far right. Community:
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Coastal Sydney - an account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty, 1773.Community:
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Record of the interactions of James Cook’s ship with the Guugu Yimidhirr people.Community:
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Record of the many different Aboriginal names used to name 'kangaroo', ca. 1857. Community:
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Coastal Sydney: Journal kept on board the Sirius during a voyage to New South Wales, 1787-91.Community:
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On 28 April 1770 two Gweagal men stood their ground to defend their Country when Lieutenant James Cook and an armed party of marines landed on shore at Gamay (Botany Bay). Community:
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Dr Shayne Williams, Senior Knowledge Holder (Gweagal Clan of the Dharawal Nation) Kurnell, June 2019.Community:
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Uncle Lloyd Walker welcomes people to Coastal Sydney and to the 'Living Language' exhibition.Community:
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Each word for ‘kangaroo’ in more than 180 Australian languages was extracted from the original hand-written version of Curr’s compendium of Aboriginal languages. Community:
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Image of a group of warriors with spears, posing on a beach. Community:
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Rural scene showing housingCommunity:
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SAFA protesters standing alongside bus [Left to right:] Gerry Mason, Pat Healy, Sue Reeves, Charles Perkins, Ray Leppik, Bob Gallagher, Ann Curthoys, John Butterworth, Norm McKay, Alan Outhred, [unidentified], Colin Bradford, Louise Higham.Community:
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A family at WalgettCommunity:
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House at WalgettCommunity:
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Aboriginal men and children at WalgettCommunity:
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Charles Perkins interviewing two men at WalgettCommunity:
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Woman sitting with three children outside a shack at Walgett Community:
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Depiction of Aboriginal camp at Walgett Community:
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Outdoor church at WalgettCommunity:
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Preparing signs for picketting at WalgettCommunity:
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The swimming pool located at Moree Aboriginal Station Community:
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Ann Curthoys and Louise Higham interview May Copeland (Fenella Stanley) and Tottie Barlow (Bertha Saunders) at Moree Aboriginal StationCommunity:
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Depiction of Aboriginal housing at BoggabillaCommunity:
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The SAFA bus outside Hotel BoggabillaCommunity:
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SAFA students hold a banner with their name at Inverell Airport Community:
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Passenger arrivals at Inverell AirportCommunity:
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Charles Perkins greeted on the tarmac after landing at Inverell AirportCommunity:
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SAFA students being escorted from Moree Artesian Baths by Ald. (Mayor) William LloydCommunity:
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SAFA bus with graffiti and debris Community:
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A crowd of people and police gathered outside Moree Artesian BathsCommunity:
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Staged photograph of a bearded man with fur headdress and cloth standing. Community:
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Staged photo of two women, seated full length, with two children by a bark shelter. Community:
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Staged photo of a young man, seated, with boomerangs and skin rug. Community:
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Photo of young woman, wearing fur headdress and a necklace. Community:
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Staged photo of a man, seated, wearing feather headdress. Community:
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A staged image of a woman standing close to a young kid. Community:
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Photo showing a man seated with breastplate and boomerangs, with two women by a bark shelter.Community:
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Staged photo of two men, wearing European clothes. Community:
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Photo of a man, standing full length wearing headdress and fur rug.Community:
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Image of a bearded man, seated with loin cloth and some weapons. Community:
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A man with breastplate, and two women staging by bark shelter.Community:
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Portrait of Bill Worrall, from the Five Island community.Community:
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Goosberry, widow of King Bungaree, Brocken (i.e. broken) Bay community. Community:
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Bungaree, late King of the Broken Bay community, near Sydney. Community:
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Tommy from Broken Bay community.Community:
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Portrait of Jemmy, from the Newcastle community. Community:
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Drawing of Punch, wife of Cullabaa, from the Broken Bay community. Community:
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Drawing of Mickie from Lake Macquarie, Newcastle community. Community:
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Portrait of Toby Broken Bay community.Community:
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Portrait of Tooban, Wife of the Chief of Shoalhaven Tribe.Community:
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Portrait of King Bungaree, Chief of the Broken-Bay community - NSW Community:
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Two portraits of King Bungaree by Charles Rodius. Community:
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Portrait, chief of the the Nunnerahs community in NSW.Community:
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Portrait of Morirang, from the Shoalhaven community in NSWCommunity:
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Biddy Salamander of the Broken Bay Tribe, Bulkabra Chief of Botany, Gooseberry Queen of Bungaree - from NSW.Community:
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Portrait of Jemmy, from the Broken Bay community in NSW.Community:
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Possibly a drawing of Killigrant. Community:
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Possibly portrait of Tora-Wa, in the act of fighting. Community:
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Drawing of a man going to battle. Community:
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Governor Arthur's Proclamation to Aboriginal people, ca. 1828-1830.Community:
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'Australian comparative vocabulary' collected by Edward Micklethwaite Curr. Community:
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Group of Aboriginal people with protest sign reading "Aborigines claim citizen rights!"Community:
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President Patten (right) reads resolution at the 'Aborigines day of mourning' in Sydney, on 26 January 1938.Community:
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Section of Aboriginal meeting in Australian Hall, Sydney, organised by Aborigines' Progressive Association mourners.Community:
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Lithograph of King teapot, Chief of the Bogen Tribe N.S Wales and two other Aboriginal women.Community:
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Etching signed by B.E. Minns of an Aboriginal woman from Bombala NSW and man from the North Coast NSW. Community:
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Painting of a fight witnessed in 1845 at Sherbourne Shepherds Station, on the junction of the lower Goulburn River (probably by J. Phillips).Community:
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Drawing of an European soldier and Aboriginal man on country. Community:
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Drawing of European man in uniform and European man with a gun. Community:
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View of European women, made by Johnny the Aboriginal artist, Kangatong Station, 1855.Community:
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These images are related to Aboriginal families who lived in Nambucca Heads in the 60's. Community:
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Aboriginal peoples making boomerangs, spears and shields at La Perouse, 23 June 1938. Community:
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A photograph of Moree women 'Women Elders from Mehi Crescent Mission, Moree: Mrs Jenkins, Ruth Roberts, Mary Stanley, Maude Wright, Mrs Fernando, Dotti Sampson'Community:
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A photograph of Mr and Mrs Lyall Munro (Carmine and Lyall Munro)Community:
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A photograph of Nanny Write and a dog (Maude Write). Community:
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A photograph of Jag 'Mark Leslie'.Community:
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A photograph of The Drifter and the Crow (Trevor Cutmore and Herb Binge). Community:
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Photograph of Mary Stanley with son and daughter-in-law.Community:
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Photo of Michael and Jacko French, son and father.