The Darug people.
History. The Darug people were the Aboriginal peoples to the area in 1788. The area was originally explored by British settlers in 1789 and the nearby eminence to the west of the Hawkesbury River was known by them as ‘Richmond Hill’.
What region is Richmond NSW?
Hawkesbury local
Richmond, town, part of the Hawkesbury local government area, east-central New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on a hill on the Hawkesbury River.
What Aboriginal land is the Hawkesbury on?
Darug
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.
Who planned the settlement of Richmond NSW?
The original owner of the land was David Langley, who arrived in Australia in 1803 with his wife and three daughters. Langley was granted land at Richmond, along with two convicts and two ewes in 1804. He was made Superintendent of Government Blacksmiths in 1806 by Governor Bligh.
What Aboriginal land is Windsor NSW on?
Sackville Reach Aboriginal Reserve was located on the Hawkesbury River near Windsor in New South Wales, established in 1889 by the NSW Aborigines Protection Board.
Who are the traditional owners of Richmond NSW?
The traditional custodians of the land of the Casino area, or Djanangmum as it is known to Aboriginal people, are Galibal. The area known today as the Northern Rivers was occupied by the Bundjalung-speaking peoples, made up of an estimated 20 different language groups.
What was Richmond called before?
In 1733 William Byrd of Westover named the settlement for Richmond upon Thames, England, and the town was laid out four years later by surveyor Major William Mayo on a site that became known as Church Hill.
What suburbs are in Darug land?
Kurrijong, kurrajung, Currajong, Kurrayung and Gurrijung.
Where is the Darug land?
The Darug territory includes the Cumberland Plain area in Western Sydney, stretching from Wisemans Ferry in the north down to the Camden area in the south. It also extends into the foothills of the Blue Mountains in the west and the Hills District to the east.
What suburbs are in Eora land?
Clans
- Cammeraygal. ( Port Jackson, North Shore, Manly Cove.
- Wanegal. ( South of the Parramatta River.
- Gadigal. ( South side of Port Jackson)
- Walumedigal. (“Snapper fish clan”.
- Burramattagal. (” Eel place clan”= at the source of the Parramatta River)
- Bidjigal. ( Castle Hill)
- Norongeragal. ( locality unknown)
- Borogegal. (
What side was Richmond in the Civil War?
the Confederate States of America
Richmond, Virginia, was the capital of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. While it is most notably known for being the South’s political capital, Richmond transformed as a city throughout the course of the war from an agricultural town to an industrial powerhouse.
When did the North capture Richmond?
April 1865
Evacuation, burning, and capture of Richmond
After a long siege, Grant captured Petersburg and Richmond in early April 1865.
When did the North take Richmond?
On the morning of Sunday April 2, 1865 Confederate lines near Petersburg broke after a nine month seige. The retreat of the army left the Confederate capital of Richmond, 25 miles to the north, defenseless.
What towns are in Wiradjuri?
Wiradjuri traditional country includes the townships of Dubbo, Condobolin, Orange, Bathurst, Wagga Wagga, Albury, Narrandera, and Griffith. All of these centres have large populations of Wiradjuri traditional owners. There is also a significant Wiradjuri population in Sydney, particularly Western Sydney.
What area is Gadigal land?
City of Sydney
The original Aboriginal inhabitants of the City of Sydney local area are the Gadigal people. The territory of the Gadi (gal) people stretched along the southern side of Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) from South Head to around what is now known as Petersham.
What Aboriginal land is Darug?
The Darug are thought to have lived between Port Jackson and Botany Bay in the east, the Georges River to the south and south-west, the Hawkesbury River in the north-west, and in the west up to the Blue Mountains. Their language differed between the coastal, the hinterland (Cumberland plains) and the mountains regions.
What culture does Richmond come from?
The site of Richmond had been an important village of the Powhatan Confederacy, and was briefly settled by English colonists from Jamestown from 1609 to 1611. The present city of Richmond was founded in 1737.
Richmond, Virginia.
| Richmond | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| Named for | Richmond, United Kingdom |
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Where is Bundjalung Country?
New South Wales, Australia
The Bundjalung people, also spelt Bunjalung, Badjalang and Bandjalang, are Aboriginal Australians who are the original custodians of the northern coastal area of New South Wales, Australia, located approximately 550 kilometres (340 mi) northeast of Sydney, an area that includes the Bundjalung National Park.
Where is the Bundjalung area?
The Bundjalung Nation (also spelt Bandjalang, Banjalang, bunjulung, bunjalung or Badjelang) has become a general term for the whole language area stretching the far North East Coast of NSW and the Southern Eastern coast of Queensland.
What territory is Richmond?
province of British Columbia
The City of Richmond is located on Canada’s Pacific Coast in the province of British Columbia. Richmond is a unique island city, favourably located within Metro Vancouver in close proximity to downtown Vancouver and the U.S. border.
Is Richmond a man made island?
Richmond is an island city. Built on land created by the action of the Fraser River, our city stands entirely surrounded by flowing waters which continue to deposit land on our shores. Richmond’s boundaries have changed several times over its history but were set in its final configuration in 1934.