The Cadigal , also spelled as Gadigal , are a group of Aboriginal Australians who originally inhabited the area that they called Cadi , part of which later became known as the Marrickville Council Marrickville Local Government Area of Sydney . Cadigal territory lies south of Port Jackson and stretches from South Head to Petersham with part of the southern boundary lying on the Cooks River . The Cadigal language is a derivative of the Darug language. Soon after his arrival at Port Jackson, Governor Arthur Phillip estimated the population of the Sydney district at around 1500 people, although other estimates range from as low as 200 to as high as 4000. ref http www.australiast.uts.edu.au ARCHIVE CAM01.shtml Australia St Archive ref The Cadigal clan was estimated to have 50 80 people. ref http www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au education Resources indigenous people of sydney Indigenous people of Sydney ref The occupation of the Sydney area by the British and the subsequent introduction of European diseases including smallpox decimated the Eora Eora people and their neighbours. The disastrous 1789 smallpox epidemic is estimated to have killed about 50 of Sydney s indigenous population, and it has been claimed that only three Cadigal people were left alive by 1791, although archaeological evidence suggests that some Cadigal people may have escaped to the Concord, New South Wales Concord area and settled there. ref http www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au barani themes theme1.htm City of Sydney Aboriginal People & Place ref References reflist External links http www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au cadigalwangal main.htm Cadigal Wangal http redfernoralhistory.org Timeline Gadigalpeople tabid 240 Default.aspx Redfern oral history Category Aboriginal tribes of New South Wales Category Sydney IndigenousAustralia stub id Cadigal it Gadigal ... more details
Image Bennelong.jpg thumb Portrait of Bennelong , senior man of the Eora Dharawal tribe The Eora are the Aboriginal people language group or tribe of the Sydney, New South Wales Sydney area, south to the Georges River , north to the Hawkesbury River , and west to Parramatta, New South Wales Parramatta . The indigenous people used this word to describe where they came from to the British. Eora was then used by the British to refer to those Australian Aborigines Aboriginal people. The Eora people are made up of separate family groups or clans. Etymology The word Eora sometimes spelled Iora or Iyora is pronounced yura is a word derived from here or this place , and means the people . ref Cite web url http www.sl.nsw.gov.au events exhibitions 2006 eora docs eora guide.pdf publisher State Library of New South Wales year 2006 title Eora Mapping Aboriginal Sydney 1770 1850 page 1 accessdate 27 October 2010 ref Clans The traditional owners of the inner Sydney City region of Australia are the Cadigal people, one of the peoples who belong to the Eora language group. ref http www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au Barani themes theme1.htm Aboriginal People and Place , City of Sydney government website, 2002 ref Their land south of Port Jackson stretches from Sydney Heads South Head South Head to Petersham, New South Wales Petersham . The people described by British settlers as the Eora people were probably Cadigal people, the Aboriginal tribe of the inner Sydney region in 1788 at the time the History of Australia 1788 1850 first European settlers arrived. The Cadigal clan lived to the southwest of the Balmain, New South Wales Balmain peninsula, the Wangal people Wanegal to the northwest, and the Cammeraygal on the present day Lower North Shore Sydney lower North Shore . Language The Dharuk language Eora language has been reconstructed from the many notes made of it by the original colonists, although there has possibly not been a continual oral tradition for over one hundred years. Some ... more details
Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Darlington city Sydney state nsw image Darlington Royal Hotel.JPG caption Royal Hotel, Darlington lga City of Sydney postcode 2008 pop 2183 2006 census area 0.5 density 4366 stategov Electoral district of Marrickville Marrickville fedgov Division of Grayndler Grayndler , Division of Sydney Sydney dist1 3 dir1 south location1 Sydney CBD near nw Camperdown, New South Wales Camperdown near n Chippendale, New South Wales Chippendale near ne Surry Hills, New South Wales Surry Hills near w Newtown, New South Wales Newtown near e Redfern, New South Wales Redfern near sw Eveleigh, New South Wales Eveleigh near s Eveleigh, New South Wales Eveleigh near se Redfern, New South Wales Redfern Darlington is a small, inner city suburb of Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . Darlington is located about 3 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Local Government Areas in Australia local government area of the City of Sydney and is part of the region of the Inner West Sydney Inner West . History Darlington was part of the area first occupied by the Cadigal band of the Dharug people. The Cadigal people were decimated in the smallpox epidemic of 1789 and it is said only three Cadigal people were left by 1791. It is suggested that some Cadigal people may have escaped to the Concord area. ref Heiss, Anita Barani Indigenous history of Sydney city http www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au barani main.html City of Sydney ref In 1835 William Shepherd, a botanist, held about convert 28 acre m2 in the area where he cultivated a nursery garden. He named it Darling Nursery, in honour of Governor Ralph Darling . The suburb became known as Darlingtown, which gradually was corrupted to Darlington. Street names such as Ivy, Vine, Rose, Pine and Myrtle recall the nursery origins. ref The Book of Sydney Suburbs , Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0 207 14495 8, ... more details
Speciesbox taxon Xanthorrhoea media name Gulgadya image Xanthorrhoea Ku ring gai Chase National Park4.JPG image caption Ku ring gai Chase National Park , Australia image width 260 px authority R.Br. Xanthorrhoea media , known as a Grass Tree , or Gulgadya in the Cadigal language, is a mid sized plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea . ref cite web title Xanthorrhoea media work PlantNET NSW Flora Online, retrieved February 8th, 2011 url http plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au cgi bin NSWfl.pl?page nswfl&lvl sp&name Xanthorrhoea media ref The specific epithet media meaning middle is from the Latin , and refers to the fact that this species is in the middle of the taxonomic range for this group. ref Les Robinson Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 9780731812110 page 278 ref This Perennial plant perennial shrub is found in heathland or eucalyptus forest on Hawkesbury sandstone sandstone . It occurs most often in dry sites such as exposed ridges and the sides of hills. The distribution is from near Sydney to the Blue Mountains Australia Blue Mountains . This plant usually has no trunk, or only a small trunk about 30 cm 12 in high, under the skirt of leaves. It may grow to 2.5 metres 8 ft tall. The leaves are a mid to dark green, not glaucous . Flowering occurs between August and March, dependent on fire. This species first appeared in the scientific literature in 1810, in the Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae , authored by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown botanist Robert Brown . References reflist Category Flora of New South Wales Category Xanthorrhoeoideae Category Plants described in 1810 gallery File Xanthorrhoea Ku ring gai Chase Naitonal Park3.JPG Ku ring gai Chase National Park File Xanthorrhoea Ku ring gai Chase Naitonal Park.jpg Ku ring gai Chase National Park File Xanthorrhoea Ku ring gai Chase National Park2.JPG Ku ring gai Chase National Park gallery ... more details
italic title taxobox name Christmas Bells image Blandfordia nobilis Berowra Valley.JPG image caption Christmas Bell flowers at Berowra Valley Regional Park , Australia status status system regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots ordo Asparagales familia Blandfordiaceae genus Blandfordia species B. nobilis binomial Blandfordia nobilis binomial authority James Edward Smith Sm. Blandfordia nobilis , commonly known as Blandfordia Christmas Bells , is a tufted perennial herbaceous plant herb native to eastern Australia . Known as Gadigalbudyari in the Cadigal language of the local Indigenous Australians . Taxonomy The Type biology type specimen was collected from Port Jackson circa the year 1800. Blandfordia nobilis was first published in 1804 by English botanist James Edward Smith , and it still bears its original name. ref APNI name Blandfordia nobilis Sm. id 1486 ref Description Blandfordia nobilis grows as a tufted perennial herb. The strappy green leaves are up to 75 cm 30 in long and 0.3 to 0.5 cm wide. The leafless flower stalks growing directly from the ground are up to 80 cm 32 in long. Flowering occurs in late spring and summer. The flowers are yellow and red, around 4 cm long. In groups of 3 to 20 flowers. A three sided green seed pod forms later in summer, usually around 6 cm long. ref name plantnet cite web title Blandfordia nobilis PlantNET url http plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au cgi bin NSWfl.pl?page nswfl&lvl sp&name Blandfordia nobilis accessdate 2010 04 11 ref Distribution and habitat Blandfordia nobilis grows on poor sandstone soils and swampy areas, between the towns of Sydney , Milton, New South Wales Milton and Braidwood, New South Wales Braidwood . ref name plantnet In wet heathland it is associated with sundews Drosera and Schoenus brevifolius . ref name Benson2002 cite journal author Benson, Doug McDougall, Lyn year 2002 title Ecology of Sydney Plant Species Part 9 Monocotyledon families Agavaceae to Juncaginaceae journa ... more details
. ref The Wangal people and their Eora neighbours, the Cadigal people, were heavily impacted by early ... about Cadigal and Wangal peoples Category Aboriginal tribes of New South Wales ... more details
Infobox Australian place type suburb name Bardwell Valley city Sydney state nsw image BVhomes.jpg caption Bardwell Valley, view to city lga City of Rockdale postcode 2207 pop area est 1996 stategov Electoral district of Rockdale fedgov Division of Barton near nw Bardwell Park, New South Wales Bardwell Park near n Earlwood, New South Wales Earlwood near ne Undercliffe, New South Wales Undercliffe near w Bexley, New South Wales Bexley near e Turrella, New South Wales Turrella near sw Rockdale, New South Wales Rockdale near s Banksia, New South Wales Banksia near se Arncliffe, New South Wales Arncliffe dist1 12 dir1 south location1 Sydney CBD Image Turrella Palms.jpg Mawson Street thumb File BardwellValley 1 .JPG Bardwell Valley Golf Course thumb Bardwell Valley is a suburb in Southern Sydney southern Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . Bardwell Valley is located approximately 12 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district , in the Local Government Areas in Australia local government area of the City of Rockdale and is part of the St George, New South Wales St George area. Bardwell Valley is a primarily residential area. Some beautiful sandstone cottages from the early 20th century still stand in East Street and The Glen Road. Bardwell Creek runs through the middle of the valley and empties into Wolli Creek . History Prior to European settlement, Bardwell Valley was a significant part of the lands of the Cadigal people. Bardwell Valley was originally the name used to describe the land beside Bardwell Creek in the suburb of Bardwell Park, New South Wales Bardwell Park . The suburb was formed in 1996 from parts of Arncliffe, New South Wales Arncliffe that bordered the valley and creek. Bardwell Park was named after free settler Thomas Hill Bardwell who owned land in this area. Thomas Hill Bardwell was a wealthy pastoralist from southern New South Wales who bought the land in December 1853. ref The Book of Sydney Suburbs , Compiled by Franc ... more details
residents of the Lewisham area were the Cadigal clan of the Darug tribe. Artefacts found near the Cooks ... up camp in the middle of Cadigal territory. While the first governor Arthur Phillip endeavoured to establish ... people conflict4.htm title Cadigal Wangal Smallpox Epidemic publisher Marrickville Council accessdate ... more details
at the time of colonisation were the Cadigal of the Daruk Dharug language group. European settlement led to the deaths of many Cadigal via introduced diseases or in conflict with settlers. The surviving Cadigal left the area or were pushed to the fringes of settlement. By the mid nineteenth century ... more details
of the Wangal and Cadigal Aboriginal peoples, and the area was open and inhabited by kangaroo ... of the Wangal and Cadigal Aboriginal peoples. ref name short walk A Short Walk Through Ashfield s past ... to have marked the boundary between the Cadigal and Wangal aboriginal group lands. Today there is a small park in Summer Hill, called Cadigal Reserve, located at 1 4 Grosvenor Crescent. A bronze plaque placed by Ashfield Council names the reserve after the Cadigal Eora group of Koori people. ref name cadigal http www.ashfield.nsw.gov.au planning summer hill march2004 study documents 30701.pdf Ashfield Heritage Study Review Cadigal Reserve , Municipality of Ashfield Ashfield Municipal Council ... more details
Infobox Australian place type suburb name Kensington city Sydney state nsw image University NSW.JPG caption University of NSW lga City of Randwick postcode 2033 pop 10,849 2006 Census area est stategov Electoral district of Heffron Heffron , Electoral district of Coogee Coogee fedgov Division of Kingsford Smith Kingsford Smith dist1 4 dir1 south east location1 Sydney CBD near nw Waterloo, New South Wales Waterloo near n Moore Park, New South Wales Moore Park near ne Centennial Park, New South Wales Centennial Park near w Zetland, New South Wales Zetland near e Randwick, New South Wales Randwick near sw Rosebery, New South Wales Rosebery near s Eastlakes, New South Wales Eastlakes near se Kingsford, New South Wales Kingsford Kensington is a suburb in South eastern Sydney south eastern Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . It is located 6 kilometres south east of the Sydney central business district , in the Local government in Australia local government area LGA of the City of Randwick , in the Eastern Suburbs Sydney Eastern Suburbs region. Colloquially, Kensington is referred to as Kenso . Kensington lies to the immediate south of Moore Park, New South Wales Moore Park and west of Randwick Racecourse . The principal landmarks of the suburb are the main campus of the University of New South Wales , National Institute of Dramatic Art NIDA , and the exclusive Australian Golf Club. Kensington is also a residential suburb close to the Sydney CBD . There is a mixture of high and medium density housing, and Single family detached home free standing homes for its 11,000 residents. History Aborigines The original inhabitants of the area were tribes of Indigenous Australians Aboriginal . The Cadigal people were part of the salt water clans, in the Darug language group and their land. The Cadigal people were known for their fishing skills and often travelled in canoes. The 1828 census showed some 50 60 clans of Cadigal people living by the Lachlan swamps of Ke ... more details
for the wrecked ship Sydney Cove ship Image Circularkey.jpg thumb right 300px Sydney Cove, Circular Quay Sydney Cove called Warrane by the indigenous Cadigal people is a small bay on the southern shore of Port Jackson which contains several harbours, including in particular Sydney Harbour , on the coast of the state of New South Wales , Australia . File Sydney Cove, Port Jackson in the County of Cumberland F. F. delineavit, 1769.jpg thumb Sydney Cove, Port Jackson in the County of Cumberland from a drawing made by Francis Fowkes in 1788 History of Sydney Cove Sydney Cove was named after the British Home Secretary , Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney Thomas Townshend, Lord Sydney . It was the site chosen by Captain Arthur Phillip between 21 and 23 January 1788 for the British penal settlement which is now the city of Sydney , and where possession of New South Wales was formally declared on 26 January now commemorated as Australia Day . ref http www.discoversydney.com.au sydney history.html Discover Sydney Sydney s European History ref Today, the exact site where the flag was planted is not apparent, as in its place is Circular Quay and Buildings of Sydney CBD. Phillip s instructions were to establish the settlement at Botany Bay , a large bay further south of Sydney Cove down the coast. Botany Bay had been discovered by Lieutenant James Cook during his voyage of discovery in 1770, and was recommended by the eminent botanist Sir Joseph Banks , who had accompanied Cook, as a suitable site for a settlement. But Phillip discovered that Botany Bay offered neither a secure anchorage nor a reliable source of fresh water. Sydney Cove offered both of these, being serviced by a fresh water creek which was soon to be known as Tank Stream . ref http www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au waterexhibition WaterSupplySewerage TheTankStream.html City of Sydney The Tank Stream ref ref http www.teachers.ash.org.au relearn harbour history.htm sydneycove A Day on Sydney Harbour Sydney Cove ref ... more details
Infobox Australian place type suburb name Kyeemagh city Sydney state nsw image Kyeemagh Creek.JPG caption Muddy Creek, Kyeemagh lga City of Rockdale postcode 2216 pop 790 2006 Census area est stategov Electoral district of Rockdale Rockdale fedgov Division of Barton near nw Arncliffe, New South Wales Arncliffe near n Sydney Airport near ne near w Banksia, New South Wales Banksia near e Botany Bay near sw Rockdale, New South Wales Rockdale near s Brighton Le Sands, New South Wales Brighton Le Sands near se dist1 12 dir1 south location1 Sydney CBD Kyeemagh is a suburb in Southern Sydney southern Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . Kyeemagh is located 12 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district , on the western shore of Botany Bay . Kyeemagh is in the Local Government Areas in Australia local government area of the City of Rockdale and is part of the St George, New South Wales St George area. History Kyeemagh is an Aboriginal name meaning beautiful dawn . Prior to European settlement it was part of the lands of the Cadigal people. The area between the Cooks River and Georges River was originally known as Seven Mile Beach. It was changed to Lady Robinson s Beach in 1874 to honour Governor Sir Hercules Robinson s wife. Cook Park is named after Samuel Cook who advocated it as a public pleasure area. ref The Book of Sydney Suburbs , Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0 207 14495 8, page 145 ref Image Kyeemagh Shops.JPG thumb left Shops on Bestic Street John Webb was given a convert 300 acre km2 adj on land grant in 1837 but did not settle on the land because it was too scrubby and arid for farming. In 1882, convert 309 acre km2 were resumed for a sewage farm and another convert 311 acre km2 were added later. The sewage farm was discontinued in 1916 when an ocean outfall was built and subdivision took place. John Goode had property in West Botany Street, from which he built a private ... more details
Image Yurulbin Park 26.JPG 240px thumb right Yurulbin Park Yurulbin Park formerly Long Nose Park is a 1.5 acre 0.61 ha public open space located at the end of Yurulbin Point on the Balmain Peninsula in the suburb of Birchgrove, New South Wales Birchgrove in the Municipality of Leichhardt in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia. Description Yurulbin Point lies north east of Snails Bay and extends approximately 500 meters 1,640 ft into Port Jackson at the northern end of the Balmain Peninsula. Louisa Road runs the length of the point and has spectacular views of Sydney City and the harbour. At the end of the point lies the AILA award winning Yurulbin Park, an idyllic refuge transformed from a derelict industrial site in the early 1970s. The water frontage of the park offers panoramic views from Snails Bay, Goat Island Port Jackson Goat Island , City of Sydney Sydney City and the Sydney Harbour Bridge . The park contains interpretative signs with information about traditional place names of sites in the harbour and the history of the area. History Image Yurulbin Park New South Wales Picture 1.JPG 300px thumb left Yurulbin Park with Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background Prior to European occupation, the local area was close to the border of the Cadigal Gadigal and Wanegal clans of the Eora nation and is believed to lie just within Wanegal land. Evidence of etchings and midden s on nearby private land show the site was used for fishing and conducting feasts. Following European settlement in 1792, George Whitfield was granted an area of land on the north eastern end of the Balmain Peninsular and in time it took the descriptive name Long Nose Point . Given its location, it is believed to have been used as a landing point for water craft on the harbour. Image Yurulbin Park 11.JPG 240px thumb right Interpretative Sign Click to enlarge further The first industrial use of the 1.5 acre 0.61 ha site at the end of Long Nose Point was as a galvanised iron works built b ... more details
of the Cadigal people. These people belonged to the Dharug language Dharug or Eora language group ... indicate that only three members of the Cadigal tribe were left after this outbreak. However ... more details
Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Watsons Bay city Sydney state nsw image Watsons Bay Camp Cove Beach, Sydney Nov 2008.jpg caption Camp Cove beach in Watsons Bay lga Woollahra postcode 2030 est pop 691 ref name abs Census 2006 AUS id SSC12017 name Watsons Bay State Suburb accessdate 2009 03 03 quick on ref area 0.6 stategov Electoral district of Vaucluse Vaucluse fedgov Division of Wentworth Wentworth near nw Clifton Gardens, New South Wales Clifton Gardens near n Manly, New South Wales Manly near ne near w Mosman, New South Wales Mosman near e near sw Vaucluse, New South Wales Vaucluse near s Vaucluse, New South Wales Vaucluse near se Tasman Sea dist1 11 dir1 north east location1 Sydney CBD File Watsons bay, New South Wales 2.1.jpg thumb 275px South Head The Gap Sydney The Gap , Watsons Bay, looking south Watsons Bay is a harbourside, Eastern Suburbs Sydney eastern suburb of Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . Watsons Bay is located 11 km north east of the Sydney central business district , in the Local Government Areas in Australia local government area of the Municipality of Woollahra . Watsons Bay sits on the end of the Sydney Heads South Head peninsula and takes its name from the sheltered bay and anchor age on its western side, in Port Jackson Sydney Harbour . It provides views across the harbour to the Sydney Harbour Bridge . The Gap Sydney The Gap is an ocean cliff on the eastern side with views to Manly, New South Wales Manly at Sydney Heads North Head and the Pacific Ocean . Vaucluse, New South Wales Vaucluse is the only adjacent suburb, to the south. History Aboriginal history The original inhabitants of the area that is now known as Watsons Bay, were the Cadigal people. The Cadigal referred to the area as Kutti. This indigenous group of people fished and collected shellfish in the waters and bays off South Head. They acquired their resources from Camp Cove and carved Sydney rock engravings rock engravings there, which have sinc ... more details
Sydney image with region labels St George Area also known as St George District or St George Region is an unofficial name applied to a group of Southern Sydney southern suburbs in Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . The area includes all the suburbs in the Local Government Areas of Australia local government areas of the City of Hurstville , the City of Rockdale and the Municipality of Kogarah . The eastern boundary of the district is Lady Robinson Beach on Botany Bay . History Aborigines The first inhabitants of the St George area were Australian Aborigine s. At the time of the arrival of the First Fleet , the Eora tribe inhabited land from Port Jackson to Botany Bay and the Georges River . ref Pictorial Memories St George Rockdale, Kogarah, Hurstville Joan Lawrence, Kingsclear Books, 1996, Published in Australia ISBN 0 908272 45 6 ref There is evidence to suggest that these people belonged to the Gweagal , Bidjigal and Cadigal clans. ref A Village Called Arncliffe by Ron Rathbone, Wild and Woolley, 1997, Published in Australia ISBN 0 646 32627 9 ref European Settlement Image Rockdale Town Hall.jpg thumb Rockdale, New South Wales Rockdale Town Hall Image Kogarah Community Centre.JPG thumb Kogarah, New South Wales Kogarah Community Centre Image Hurstville Memorial Square 1.JPG thumb Memorial Square, Hurstville, New South Wales Hurstville James Cook sailed the HM Bark Endeavour HMS Endeavour into Botany Bay in 1770 for his first landing on the continent of Australia . Captain Arthur Phillip led the First Fleet into the bay on 18 January 1788 to found a penal colony there but found the sandy infertile soil disappointing and moved the site of the settlement north to the natural harbor of Port Jackson . The ridge between the Cooks River and Georges River was covered in a dense forest which first attracted timber cutters to the area. Wood gatherers, bark collectors, sawyers and charcoal burners moved into the area to work the forests of Simeon Lord and ... more details
and light industrial areas. History The indigenous inhabitants of the Cooks River area were the Cadigal ... 2204.htm List of places to eat in Marrickville http www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au cadigalwangal Cadigal ... more details
for at least 7,000 years. The area was originally occupied by the Cadigal clan of the Darug people ... http cadigalwangal.org.au Cadigal Wangal website http www.reversegarbage.org.au Reverse Garbage ... more details
url http www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au cadigal vegetation bushtucker tucker9.htm title Native Landscape Bush Tucker date 2001 work Cadigal Wangal publisher Marrickville City Council accessdate 28 October ... more details
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