Topics: People: Other: North Coastal
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1835 - view
Mickey
and Merjey are charged with committing rape on Margaret Hansball.
1839 - view
The poor creature “Whippem-up” or Newton … lay for some
days with no shelter from the late rain storms under some sugar bags. He was
attached to the Bungaree Tribe having originally been brought from Broken Bay
by a gentleman named Newton. … When Bungaree … fell sick … he was not received
into the hospital till an order had been received from the Colonial Secretary.
1841 - view
Birth of James Lewis at Marramarra Creek. He marries Elizabeth Breach.
1842 - view
Another
inquest was held on Saturday on the body of Toby an Aboriginal native, who had
been convicted of murder and had been conducted to Cockatoo Island, “until the
pleasure of Her Majesty should be known”. He had died from inflammation of the
lungs
1843 - view
Birth of James Ashby, son of Charlotte Ashby. Marriage of Charlotte to James
Ashby. They receive a land grant at Dora Creek, (Wyee). After Charlotte’s
husband dies her children are taken away and put into the Benevolent Society
Institution and her land is confiscated.
1846 - view
Birth of twins John and James to Elizabeth and Israel
Rose at Marramarra Creek.
1872 - view
Death recorded of Dickey
(Bungaree) Sydney, age 27 years.
1875 - view
Billy
Fawkner was a Koori servant of the Ward family in Brisbane Waters, who helped
to raise the children. During the 1860s and 70s he would travel to Dural to
sell oysters and fish. With the money he would buy tea, sugar, flour, tobacco
and pipes from the general store. The poet Henry Kendall knew Billy and wrote
about him. King Billy’s cave was about 2 kilometres south of Berowra Creek. His
wife Sal is said to have lived in a nearby cave.
1880s - view
A well known Koori man, Tarpot lives in a cave at Mosman Bay above the ‘Barn’, the Scout Hall at Mosman Bay. He survives by catching fish and doing odd jobs for local people. He usually dresses in cast off naval uniforms and is still alive in 1888. He is at one time caretaker of the Milson family slaughterhouse at foot of Willoughby St in Slaughterhouse Bay (now Careening Cove). However, Mann describes him as a Maori, and may have been one of the boys brought by Samuel Marsden from New Zealand.
1880 - view
Turo Downs Aboriginal man comes from Queensland to live in Brisbane Waters at
Hardy’s Bay. Turo became an employee of Captain Anderson. A great swimmer and
runner, he impresses those who see him when he dives from the rocks at Kilcare
Beach to emerge with a lobster. He is remembered as a gentleman, astute,
polite, and with good English. He is buried at Kincumber Churchyard where a
stone bears tribute “respected by all”. He dies in 1942 aged 86.
1924 - view
Bob Waterer is born in Bayview to Harriet Godbold and Albert Waterer a soldier
born in England. Bob is Bungaree’s great great great grandson, Bob later lives in
Brookvale and is a baker.
1960s - view
Marriage of Margaret Robinson (descendant of Bungaree) to Bruce Robinson.
1980s - view
Yvonne Bolton begins 25 years at the Royal Far West Childrens Home and is active in reconciliation issues.
1991 - view
Gillian Moody, an Aboriginal film maker, graduates from Barrenjoey High School, having grown up with her adopted family in Avalon. She works with the Indigenous Branch of Screen Australia.
2000 - view
Ian Raymond, Aboriginal Public Servant in the Dept of Sport and Recreation, lives in Dee Why. Faith Bandler, Indigenous activist and author lives on North Shore.
2000 - view
Corey Kirk, a young Avalon Indigenous woman, sings at the 2000 Opening of the Olympics.
2001 - view
Aboriginal Barrister and Manly resident Lincoln Crowley arrives in Manly.
2002 - view
Jessica Birk, a young Indigenous artist, painter and printmaker, exhibits at Art Express in the Art Gallery of NSW. She becomes an established artist in Northern Sydney.
2003 - view
Tributes pour in after death of Sue Osborne, Aboriginal Support Group member.
2005 - view
Herb Smith, a Wiradjuri man, is appointed Aboriginal Community Facilitator of the Aboriginal Child, Youth and Family Strategy across 11 local councils in the Northern Sydney region.