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Random Noongar Sites In The City Of Melvillreport

  • [Noongar name]:
    [European name]: Willagee
    [Notes]: Source of red ochre.

  • [Noongar name]: Marradungup
    [European name]: Atwell Gallery site
    [Notes]: Meeting place and camping ground, including for local and visiting groups.

  • [Noongar name]: Wagoorjup
    [European name]: Canning Bridge
    [Notes]:

  • [Noongar name]: Jenalup
    [European name]: Blackwall Reach
    [Notes]: Very sacred, with strong ties to the Dreamtime stories of all Western Australian Aboriginal people

  • [Noongar name]:
    [European name]: Bateman
    [Notes]: The site of a large dispute with early settlers, in which many Noongar peopled died trying to protect their land.

  • [Noongar name]: Dyoondalup
    [European name]: Point Walter
    [Notes]: The sand bar was used as a river crossing.

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Melville City is off the northwest coast of the Northern Territory, off the coast of Timor, off the coast of Clarence Str. . To the West, across the Bathurst Island. An area of 5,800 square kilometres. Population 542. The terrain is low and flat, with forested hills alternating with mangrove swamps. Produce Pearl Shell, sea cucumber and wood. It’s an aboriginal reservation. Some of the ancient Australian aborigines, Noongar, are lost here.

Because Melville City was once home to the Noongar people, it is also home to some of Noongar’s most important historical and cultural sites. The random tool helps those who want to learn more about the Noongar culture to generate 23 well known historical sites, including details of their Noongar names, common European names, and a brief introduction to the site.

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