1870s

1874

Individual names for Aboriginal languages are mentioned again, after many years’ absence, by ethnographers like R. H. Mathews.

  • Bidgee Bidgee by E Piper 1803, courtesy of National Library of Australia.
  • Wooloomooloo by Joseph Lycett, courtesy of the National Library of Australia

1878

It is reported that ‘Murroobera’ was the chief of the tribe who lived at the area of Maroubra.