Eora Map of Sydney Harbour

Aboriginal Clans and Place Names of Sydney Harbour, Compiled by Jeremy Steele
Aboriginal Clans and Place Names of Sydney Harbour, Compiled by Jeremy Steele

Prior to the arrival of the first fleet of 1,300 British convicts, guards, and administrators in January, 1788, Sydney Harbour was the homeland of the the Eora people. The Eora generally identify with three main clans – the Gadigal / Cadigal (purple), the Wangal (green), and the Gamaragal / Cammeraygal (yellow).

“Place Names of the original inhabitants as records by William Dawes, ‘Anon’, the Science of Man, J.H. Watson, Tyrell, James Meehan’s Map 1807, Macquarie Aboriginal Words and other sources. The names have been re-spelt consistently, to approximate what they might have sounded like. Two spelling are given where the original sources strongly diverse. Alternative names are also given where the original sources do not agree. Compiled by Jeremy Steele, May 2003”

Source: http://naabawinya.blogspot.com/2012/09/sydney-clan-boundaries-cadigal-and_27.html

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