Biraban, also known to the whites as "M'Gill", collaborated with Lancelot Threlkeld in compiling a record of his people's language. Portrait by Alfred Agate, 1839.
Which “Awabakal” called the river “Coquun”? Re-thinking what I thought I knew about some indigenous words.
Like a lot of people, I am fascinated by the indigenous history of the part of Australia in which I live. I’m frustrated by the paucity of teaching of this…
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Which “Awabakal” called the river “Coquun”? Re-thinking what I thought I knew about some indigenous words.
