The short story Death in the Dawntime, originally published in The Mammoth Book of Historical Detectives (Mike Ashley, editor; 1995), is a murder mystery that takes place entirely among the Wiradjuri people before the arrival of Europeans in Australia. In 1820, the population of Bathurst was only 114 due to Macquarie's slow and cautious approach to new settlement. [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. [41] Cursed is he who transgresseth the bounds or doles of his neighbour. Aboriginal Places are a way of recognising and legally protecting Aboriginal cultural heritage. 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. 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". Collecting, displaying and promoting the history and culture of the Mudgee District. Sacred tree carvings are set to return to their traditional home in the heart of New South Wales. 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]. The film describes a field of mutual respect that is the Wiradjuri way of life. 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. 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. Spring Wagga Wagga . 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. 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. Cultural astronomy has outlined Wiradjuri constellations including the wedge-tailed eagle, emu, and goanna, and how they relate to Earth. 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. 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. Reuss & Browne's map of New South Wales and part of Queensland showing the relative positions of the pastoral runs, squattages, districts, counties, towns, reserves etc. 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. [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. 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. Things produced by art and labour, are the white fellows' as they call us." Aged Man Chops Finger Off. In late 1823, Windradyne (known as Saturday by the British) was captured for the first time. 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. Bolstered by a local settler militia, the detachment began conducting several sweeps across the landscape to restore order and enforce martial law. Gundagai Shire Council also had a ward system of Municipal Governance until recent times. After Governor Thomas Brisbane declared martial law the resistance soon collapsed in late 1824. Their eastern borders ran from north to south from above Mudgee, down to the foothills of the Blue Mountains east of Lithgow and Oberon, and east of Cowra, Young and Tumut and south to the upper Murray at Albury and east to about Tumbarumba. The floodplains of the Murrumbidgee below the present town of Gundagai were a frequent meeting place of Wiradjuri speaking people from nearby regions. 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. This article is about the Indigenous Australian people. In Mudgee, the Mowgee clan extended over a 50km radius. Wiradjuri people were also divided into four sections. These declarations are a conservation tool and advance the recognition, protection and understanding of Aboriginal cultural values throughout NSW. Gundagai. Oral stories about these animals in connection to the constellations have all been documented by anthropologists dating back to the 1800s. Bell, O., (ndg possibly 1970s), 'Tales of Old Gundagai' No.3, B.E.M. [15], The Wiradjuri diet included yabbies and fish such as Murray cod from the rivers. [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. His replacement was Governor Thomas Brisbane who had different views through which he began asserting his authority. Written by James Rose (NTSCORP Senior Anthropologist). [21] A few weeks later two boys were struck by lightning as they hid under a bullock hide strung over a wire fence. The Right Reverend Trevor Edwards Vicar General of the Anglican Church and Assistant Bishop of the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn, commented in September 2011, on the stories held within the walls of St John's Church Gundagai when he led the commemoration of the laying of the foundation stone of that church in 1861[43] Outside the walls of the St John's church at Gundagai are also the stories of multiple events and aspects of culture not the least the two oak trees outside the Anglican Rectory. This is because one of the main jobs of trackers was to pursue sheep, cattle and horse thieves. Members of the Wiradjuri community are concerned over a14-kilometre stretch between Little Hartley and Lithgow, which is slated to becomea four-lane highway. ), Thurrawal (Dharawal) (NSW), Wiradjuri (NSW) and Malegoondeet (?) WebYindyamarra is a word that is often translated as respect, however, it has multiple meanings including, to give honour, go slow, and take responsibility. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. easily viewed on any map of the area e.g. Once the spirits are driven from the landscape, the protection is no longer forthcoming and the settlement is open to psychic ills. [6] In 1859 the 'Aurora Australis' interfered with the operation of the Gundagai electric telegraph. Wiradjuri man Adrian Williams was involved in archaeological digs in the Hartley Valley. Elder and WTOCWAC co-director Uncle Brian Grant said a more suitable location should be identified. 139142, 161167, Macarthur, J. 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. [65] More recently a Gundagai resident saw a ghost at the old Gundagai Gaol and wrote a song about her.[66]. According to Transport for New South Wales' (TfNSW) own Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment Report the "entire area within the project is significant to Aboriginal people", but has labelled the works as being of "national importance". (From Our Own Corr", "20 Jun 1923 Ghosts at Gundagai. [16] In an ambush, the stationhands were chased back and in the retreat three Wiradjuri warriors were shot. One indication of the ancient, sacred cultural landscape that is North Gundagai is the bora ring that has been identified close to town.[1]. [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. Press; pp. Geological Series Sheet 8527 (Edition 1)1990, Australia 1:100,000, Tumut Mineralogical Map. Indyamarra Reconciliation Site . Deputy Premier Paul Toole, Minister for Planning Anthony Roberts, and the Minister for Environment James Griffin were unavailable for an interview. [citation needed]. [18], On 13 December 1824 Governor Brisbane wrote a letter to Major J.T. 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 Aborigines at Bathurst were noted as being timed, inoffensive and friendly. In dry seasons, they ate kangaroos, emus and food gathered from the land, including fruit, nuts, Declaring an area an Aboriginal Place is a way of formally recognising the cultural attachment Aboriginal people have to land, to Country. The Bathurst War (1824), was a war between the Wiradjuri nation and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Key facts about the award The [1], The Murray River forms the Wiradjuri's southern boundary and the change from woodland to open grassland marks their eastern boundary. Sturt, C., Two expeditions into the interior of southern Australia during the years 1828,1829,1830,1831 Chapter Two, University of South Australia, ebooks, Available [online], Frazer, J.G. The ghost wore a grey tweed suit and had a red beard. (Pangerang) (Vic. The corporation expressed its intent to make an application for a declaration of Wahluu as an Aboriginal Place under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NSW). [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. They survived as skilled hunter-fisher-gatherers, in family groups or clans, and many still use knowledge of hunting and gathering techniques as part of their customary life. Darren Wighton and Trevor Leaman are sharing the stars' 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. The historical records, original deeds and agreements are held by the family at "Strath" Bathurst. WebBy the end of the 1800s the Wiradjuri had virtually disappeared from the greater Mudgee district. 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. [42] Gundagai's Anglican parish still has 'wardens'. 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. They became the embodiment of them. [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. Between them, these men rescued more than 40 people using bark canoes. There was no means of resistance so my father, then a lad of eighteen years, met them fearlessly at the door. They consulted in an undertone, and departed as sullenly and noiselessly as they came. 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. & SA); Barkunjee (Barkindji) (NSW), Kurnai (Vic. [25], In Bryce Courtenay's novel Jessica, the plot is centred in Wiradjuri region. A fire hearth, believed to be up to 5,000 years old, would also be destroyed by the road. According to oral tradition, in Mudgee, the Mowgee clan extended over a 50 km radius. 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. [7] It has been theorised that this unknown Wiradjuri man may have been Windradyne, but this cannot be proven. The Wiradyuri Traditional Owners Central West Aboriginal Corporation (WTOCWAC)said the track would "forever destroy this site". Map NK 5928. Royal Visitors Leave", http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24332900-5013172,00.html, "The Sydney Morning Herald. His reward was to stand on a high point (Mount Pleasant) at the edge of Bathurst township and declare his right to all the land he could see. Friday", "26 Oct 1904 Horses Struck by Lightning. Saturday is, without doubt, the most manly native we have ever beheld. WebSummary: The Dubbo Wiradjuri Tourism Centre will deliver an Aboriginal cultural experience truly unique to Dubbo, and support the further development of the Dubbo as some of these names, and mentions R. H. Mathews, A. W. Howitt and John Mathew as promulgators of the "nations" concept. These attacks included men being speared, weapons stolen, buildings burned and stock killed. The Mudgee district holds many sacred Aboriginal sites and cave painting, some sites with evidence of tool making. The Mt Panorama race track, well known for hosting the Bathurst 1000, was opened in 1938, following two years of construction. 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. Thousands of years of sacred Aboriginal history could be paved over duringmulti-billion-dollar Great Western Highway upgrades in New South Wales. The state and commonwealth governments have unveiled plansto spend $4.5 billion to upgrade the stretch between Katoomba and Lithgow, west of Sydney. [51] A man was bitten on the finger by a snake in 1929 but couldn't get the snake to let go. Mrs Moroney spoke to her clergyman and also the Bishop and then vacated her residence. 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. Wiradjuri scar tree located on the outskirts of Narrandera, NSW. Rob Williams, Author provided Aboriginal ontology captures the relationship between all worldly and spiritual phenomena, and relationship to Country. 'Gair' was recorded at Yass in 1836 by George Bennett (naturalist) and means 'bird', as in budgerigar or good bird. This force, which was manned with soldiers not civilians, initially consisted of two detachments, one stationed in Bathurst and the other at Maitland. The Mudgee district holds many sacred Aboriginal sites and cave painting, some sites with '[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. 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. Pennick, N., (1996), 'Celtic Sacred Landscapes', Thames and Hudson, Great Britain, p. 134. [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. [11], Similar attacks occurred nearby, at "The Mill" and "Warren Gunyah". 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. During the digs the team unearthed about 3,000 artefacts, some of which have been sent to the University of Wollongong for analysis. (From our various Corresp", "17 Jan 1925 Earth Tremor. [9], The Wiradjuri language is effectively extinct, but attempts are underway to revive it, with a reconstructed grammar, based on earlier ethnographic materials and wordlists and the memories of Wiradjuri families, which is now used to teach the language in schools. Rintoul, S. 12 September 2008 'Dialogue gets under way at indigenous leaders' retreat' The Australian, RJE Gormly Index, Letter from the Deputy Surveyor-General, 22 January 1838, in 'Gundagai A Track Winding Back', Cliff Butcher, 2002, A.C. Butcher, Gundagai, p.11. All that material has been gathered into an online exhibition which can be found at theAIATSIS website. Cross, London, pp. [12][13] There has also been numerous reports of earth tremors rattling through Gundagai since European settlement.[14][15][16]. These were not based on field research and lacked aboriginal support. They extended southwest to the vicinity of Hay and Narrandera. Each was associated with a particular animal or plant. [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. [18] Clashes between the British settlers and the Wiradjuri however multiplied as the influx of colonist increased, and became known as the Bathurst Wars. Wiradjuri and First Nations Community Cultural Protocols, a way of helping to conserve the unique cultural heritage of NSW for future. 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. John 'Genanagie Jack' Gilmour sits at centre with white beard. 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. WebCompetition for land forced the Wiradjuri from their homes and put strain on their traditional food resources. This concept of a life force which creates all new life also explains one of the functions of religious ceremony. Key points: The Australian Museum is processing an application to 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. 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. Following the successful Blaxland, Lawson, and Wentworth expedition to find a route through the "impenetrable" Blue Mountains in 1813, this allowed the colony to expand onto the vast fertile plains of the west. 1), "18 Nov 1908 Snake Plague at Gundagai. [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. "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?" The Wiradjuri nation was split and sub-split into many tribes. Placenames such as that of Virgil Street that ascends Gundagai's Mount Parnassus lead to sites in the local landscape that for example invoke Virgil's 'Aeneid', viz there the fearsome cavern of the awesome Sybil lies, Whence came her prophecies. Evans' reports confirmed of excellent pastures beyond the mountains to which Governor Macquarie ordered a road be built from the Nepean River. Nevertheless, it would be another eight years before he would become famous to the colony. [17], The Wiradjuri were also known for their handsome possum-skin cloaks stitched together from several possum furs. Stockmen were intimidated and would not leave their huts to round up the cattle and bring them in without protection. The resulting roadworks would reduce travel time from about 40 to 29 minutes. There are significant populations at Wagga Wagga and Leeton and smaller groups at West Wyalong, Parkes, Dubbo, Forbes, Cootamundra, Darlington Point, Cowra and Young. [1][54], To the east of Gundagai, local Aboriginal cultural tradition traditionally ran downstream into the Murrumbidgee, then on to Gundagai rather than upstream to Tumut. [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. Connect with stunning Wiradjuri Country on a guided tour with Milan Dhiiyaan in Goulburn River National Park. 'Kimo' is also known as Nargun. Spring Wagga Wagga . Numbers of cattle have been killed. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. [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. [25] John Bloomquist, who was camped in a hollow tree on the Gundagai Golf links, was horribly burned and died when the tree was struck by lightning in 1932. [20] It included unlimited and unrestricted water rights to the Macquarie River. SBS acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country and their connections and continuous care for the skies, lands and waterways throughout Australia. ", Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Ceremonies End. The government centre at Swallow Creek was soon abandoned in fear of attack. Wagga Wagga skyline. They stood there, sullen, silent, motionless. Hopefully this exhibition will uncover even more information about Diana Mudgee and enable a more complete family tree of her descendants to be compiled. A cave near Milbrodale contains many Wiradjuri Aboriginal paintings, including a large figure of a man who may be Baiame. It is popularly known as the Baiame Cave and is part of a series of rock shelters on an area of 80 hectares. [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. Tradition states that askin was to be given to a newborn to welcome them to the world. [40] Beating the Bounds, the religious form of wards, is still practised in some parishes in the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn. Soon after Governor Lachlan Macquarie and a large accompanying party set out to view the country. Indyamarra Reconciliation Site sunset. Gundagai also has a long and strong oral tradition of folklore particular to place that in no small way is due to the site of Gundagai and its many thousands of years long occupation by Australian Aboriginal people being the original foundation population that holds continuing traditional custodianship of place. 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. 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. Under Brisbane, land settlement laws were changed leading to a flood of land grants across the Blue Mountains. 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). WebDeclared Aboriginal Places of Significance Wollundry Lagoon & Tony Ireland Park, Wiradjuri Reserve & Gobba Beach, Bomen Lagoon, Bomen Axe Quarry and Flowerdale WebThe Wiradjuri people resisted, which led to open conflict from 1822-1824. [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". In October, the Sydney Gazette summed up the situation by stating that "Bathurst and its surrounding vicinity is engaged in an exterminating war". 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. (, Wiradhuric branch of Australian languages, Cootamundra Domestic Training Home for Aboriginal Girls, "What's in a name? [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". A team of archaeologists and registered Aboriginal parties conducted preliminary digs last year. The highway cuts through the rugged terrain ofthe New South Wales'Blue Mountainseucalypt forests and providesa major freight route from Sydney to western NSW. 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. Wiradjuri resistance to European settlement in Australia, Assistant Surveyor George Evans, Journal, 21/12/1813, W.H. 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