Who were the aborigines of La Perouse?
La Perouse is the one area of Sydney with which Aboriginal people have had an unbroken connection for over 7,500 years. [2] Members of the Timbery family living in La Perouse today can trace their ancestors back to pre-contact times.
What is special about La Perouse?
The La Perouse peninsula is the northern headland of Botany Bay. It is notable for its old military outpost at Bare Island and the Kamay Botany Bay National Park. Congwong Bay Beach, Little Congwong Beach, and the beach at Frenchmans Bay provide protected swimming areas in Botany Bay.
Where is dharawal country?
The Dharawal people’s lands are mostly confined to the area south of Botany Bay, extending as far south as the Nowra area, across to the Georges River in Sydney’s west. Clans or bands (called ‘tribes’ by the Europeans) within Sydney belonged to several major language groups, often with coastal and inland dialects.
Is darug and dharawal the same?
However, there is much evidence to suggest that the major language groups of greater Sydney were different groups using different languages and different initiation rites. They spoke languages now known as Darug, Dharawal. To the south-west Gundungurra and to the north-west of the Hawkesbury River Darginung was spoken.
When did La Perouse land in Australia?
24 January 1788
La Pérouse’s ships arrived off the coast on 24 January 1788, but were unable to enter Botany Bay until 26 January, the same day that Governor Phillip began to move the entire First Fleet to the more hospitable Sydney Cove in the harbour of Port Jackson.
Who established La Perouse Aboriginal mission?
Miss Jenny Watson
In 1894 the Mission House was built, Miss Jenny Watson was appointed as the first full-time missionary and the La Perouse Aborigines Christian Endeavour Society was formed with seven active members.
What can you do at La Perouse?
La Perouse Activities
- Attraction. La Perouse Museum.
- Attraction. Macquarie Watchtower.
- Food and drink. The Boatshed La Perouse.
- Attraction. The Coast Golf Course.
- Attraction. Pere Receveurs Tomb.
- Attraction. Henry Head Walking Track.
- Attraction. St.
- Attraction. Bare Island Fort.
What Aboriginal land is Hurstville on?
Biddegal people
Hurstville City Council would like to acknowledge the Biddegal people as the traditional custodians of the land.
What Aboriginal land is Bondi?
Bondi has been positioned as a destination for visitors for over 135 years, when Bondi Beach was officially opened to the public in 1882. Today, it is accepted that the gadigal, bidiagal and birrabirragal are clan groups that occupied the area between Sydney Harbour and Botany Bay which include the Waverley.
What Aboriginal land Am I on Hawkesbury?
Within the Hawkesbury there are four river valleys, fertile flood plains and wetlands, hills, ridges and gorges. The Traditional Owners and Custodians of our land are the Darug and Darkinjung people.
Is La Perouse the only indigenous suburb in Sydney?
By various accounts, La Perouse is the only Sydney suburb where Aboriginal people have had an unbroken connection since sea levels stabilised, believed to be 7,000 years ago, to form today’s coast.
What is the La Perouse community?
The La Perouse Aboriginal Community is the longest functioning and only discreet Aboriginal community in Sydney. The current location of the community was a traditional camping ground and became the main community when the ‘camps’ around Sydney Harbour and Botany Bay were forcibly closed and members forced to live at La Perouse.
Why is La Perouse important to Aboriginal history?
Hundreds of unemployed people camped there during the depression of the 1930s and again after World War II. Intertwined with these memories are the histories of Aboriginal Australians, for whom La Perouse is a place that marks a significant beginning.
Is La Perouse the best place to tell the French story in Australia?
Tony Gentile, an Italian immigrant whose French ties come through his mother, argues La Perouse is the only realistic place to tell the French story in Australia. He says it is an almost unbelievable story and needs to stand alone.