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Goorie (variant pronunciation and spelling of Koori) in South East Queensland and some parts of northern New South Wales; Koori (or Koorie) in New South Wales and Victoria (Aboriginal Victorians) Murri in Central and Northern Queensland, sometimes referring to all Aboriginal Queenslanders; Nunga in southern South Australia
The Register of Aboriginal Reserves 1875-1904 held by NSW State Archives includes a map of the locality and a description of the area and whether it is good for hunting and fishing. [ 5 ] The reserves were operated under the direction of various government authorities including the Aborigines Protection Board (1883–1940), the Aborigines ...
This name is one of the names used on the widely used Aboriginal Australia Map, David Horton (ed.), 1994 published in The Encyclopedia of Aboriginal Australia by AIATSIS. Early versions of the map also divided Australia into 18 regions (Southwest, Northwest, Desert, Kimberley, Fitzmaurice, North, Arnhem, Gulf, West Cape, Torres Strait, East ...
In New South Wales, there were two non-denominational Missions, the United Aborigines Mission (UAM) also called the Australian Aborigines' Mission (AAM) and the Australian Inland Mission (AIM). [9] The United Aborigines Mission [ 10 ] published the Australian Aborigines Advocate , a magazine documenting their activities.
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Coral and Tasman Seas to the east. The Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory are enclaves within the state.
Koonadan Historic Site, a Wiradjuri ceremonial and burial site in the Riverina region of southern NSW. [16] Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, north of Sydney. Contains many sites, notably those along the Basin Track, the Echidna Track, the Cowan Track and the Red Hand Track. [17] Mootwingee Aboriginal Site, western New South Wales.
The Wiradjuri people (Wiradjuri northern dialect pronunciation [wiraːjd̪uːraj]; Wiradjuri southern dialect pronunciation [wiraːjɟuːraj]) are a group of Aboriginal Australian people from central New South Wales, united by common descent through kinship and shared traditions.
The area where people speaking Thua language was recorded as around the Twofold Bay area of the South Coast of New South Wales. [2] Twofold Bay was an important area for the whaling industry where the local Aboriginal people quickly gained employment not only as crewmen and oarsmen, but also as harpooners.