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That the Wiradjuri said wirraay, as opposed to some other word for " no ", was seen as a distinctive feature of their speech, and several other tribes in New South Wales, to the west of the Great Dividing Range, are similarly named after their own words for " no ".
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There has been some conflict between protesters and mining workers over the mining activity taking place on Wiradjuri land.
Wiradjuri and other
Intensive weekend camps, workshops, and other sessions have seen a growing number of Wiradjuri speakers who are beginning to re-establish the language.
However, the claim of the nation status is disputed by other Aboriginal Australians, who state that the Ngamberri are a just a small family clan of the Wiradjuri nation.
Wiradjuri and word
The name of the town of Wagga Wagga comes from the Wiradjuri word Wagga meaning crow, and to create the plural, the Wiradjuri repeat the word.
The original Aboriginal inhabitants of the Wagga Wagga region were the Wiradjuri people and the term " Wagga " and derivatives of that word in the Wiradjuri aboriginal language is thought to mean crow.
To create the plural, the Wiradjuri repeat a word, thus ' Wagga Wagga ' translates to ' the place of many crows '.
The word is most likely derived from the indigenous Wiradjuri term bilabaŋ, which means " a watercourse that runs only after rain " and is derived from " bila ", meaning " river ", and possibly " bong " or " bung ", meaning " dead ".
The Aboriginal name for Goulburn is Burbong, a Murring / Wiradjuri word indicating a special Indigenous cultural area.
Its name is derived from the local Wiradjuri people's word for " Watering place of many birds " or ' Gillahgambone ' for ' place of galahs '.
The traditional owners of Cootamundra are considered to be the Wiradjuri, with the name probably deriving from their word guudhamang for " turtle ".
Bangarra is the Wiradjuri word meaning " to make fire ".
Local understanding is the place is named after the Wiradjuri word for magpies, plentiful in the locality.
In the language of the Wiradjuri people, who occupied the district prior to white settlement ; the word " cullen bullen " is believed to mean " Lyrebird ".
Yanco is a Wiradjuri aboriginal language word meaning the sound of running water.
The term geebung is derived from the Dharug language word geebung, while the Wiradjuri term was jibbong.
Wiradjuri and for
The Wiradjuri name for themselves is Wirraaydhuurray ( northern dialect ; pronounced ) or Wirraayjuurray ( southern dialect ; ).
The Wiradjuri were also known for their handsome possum-skin cloaks stitched together from several possum furs.
The copyright for A First Wiradjuri Dictionary is held by the Wiradjuri Council of Elders.
The story prominently features various concepts in Wiradjuri folklore and tradition, such as the ngurupal: this is an area within the tribal territory which is a public assembly space for adult male Wiradjuri who have been formally initiated into manhood, yet which is forbidden ground for females or uninitiated males.
Prior to European settlement of Australia the region of Blackheath and surrounding areas were thought to be a summer corroberee meeting place for several Aboriginal nations, these being Darug ( East ), Gundungurra ( South ) and Wiradjuri ( West ).
The European settlers were soon in conflict with the Wiradjuri over a range of issues including killing of livestock and animals such as kangaroos and possums which were major food sources for the Wiradjuri.
Sources claim that the name is aboriginal for " rocks ", although the local Wiradjuri language has no words for " rocks ".
In Australia in 1824, a bounty of of land was offered for capturing alive the Wiradjuri warrior Windradyne, the leader of the Aboriginal resistance movement in the Bathurst Wars.
The name ' Gulgong ' is derived from the name used by the traditional inhabitants, the Wiradjuri, for ' deep waterhole '.
The name Tumbarumba may be derived from Wiradjuri dhamba dhamba, meaning " very soft " or alternatively from the Aboriginal words for " hollow sounding ground ", " thunder ", " sound " or " place of big trees ".
* Wiradjuri Language Songs for Children
A Wiradjuri elder, Jimmy Clements, was one of only two aboriginal Australians present, having walked for about a week from Brungle Station ( near Tumut ) to be at the event.
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The short story " Death in the Dawntime ", originally published in The Mammoth Book of Historical Detectives ( Mike Ashley, editor ; 1995 ), is a murder mystery that takes place entirely among the Wiradjuri people before the arrival of Europeans in Australia.
This photo shows the painting of Baiame made by an unknown Wiradjuri artist in " Baiame's cave ", near Singleton, NSW.
File: Baiame Wiradjuri. jpg | Painting of Baiame made by an unknown Wiradjuri artist in " Baiame's cave ", near Singleton, NSW.
Wiradjuri and was
Governor Macquarie was presented with one of these cloaks by a Wiradjuri man when he visited Bathurst in 1815.
Jessica's best friend ( Mary Simpson ) was from Wiradjuri.
In Australian Aboriginal mythology Baiame ( Baayami or Baayama ) was the Creator God and Sky Father in the dreaming of several language groups ( e. g. Kamilaroi, Eora, Darkinjung, and Wiradjuri ), of Indigenous Australians of south-east Australia.
Booroogong and garoogong were Wiradjuri words, and carrak was a Jardwadjali term from Victoria.
The Bathurst area was originally occupied by the Wiradjuri Aboriginal people.
Before European settlement the Harden area was inhabited by the Wiradjuri people.
The area was originally occupied by the Wiradjuri people.
Martial law was declared in 1824 leading to a significant reduction in the population of the Wiradjuri.
This sacred fire was originally made by Kevin Buzzacott and lit by Wiradjuri Man, Paul Coe at the Canberra Tent Embassy in 1998.
The area was occupied by the Wiradjuri people prior to European settlement.
The area was originally inhabited by the Wiradjuri people.
From 1993 to 2010, Rudder was heavily involved, with Stan Grant, an elder of the Wiradjuri people, in reclaiming the Wiradjuri language that was at that time effectively dead, even though this is arguably the biggest tribe in New South Wales.
He was the first European to record meeting with the Wiradjuri people of the region.
The district was inhabited by the Wiradjuri tribe before white settlement.
The Wiradjuri people of New South Wales used the name guwandhang, from which the name quandong was adapted.
Prior to European settlement, the Caperteee district was occupied by the Wiradjuri people.
William McLintock Onus ( Lin Onus ) ( 4 December 1948-23 October 1996 ) was a Scottish-Aboriginal Artist of Wiradjuri descent from Melbourne, Australia.
Prior to European settlement the Grenfell area was home to the Wiradjuri Aborigines.
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