Yarramundi
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Yarramundi was an Indigenous Australian called by Europeans “the chief of the Richmond
Tribe” or “Tribes”. He was a member of the Boorooberongal clan of the Darug people
, and was a garadyi or “doctor
”.
Yarramundi and his father Gombeeree met Governor Arthur Phillip
on April 14, 1791, and this meeting is described by Watkin Tench
(who spells his name Yellomundee) in his A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson, published in 1793. Yarramundi's daughter, Maria (born 1805) was the first Aboriginal child to be places in the Native Institute at Parramatta, where she won the Yearly state Examinations ahead of 100 white children.
About 1805, she married convict Robert Lock, which was the first officially sanctioned marriage between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Australia. Yarramundi's son, Colbee (or Colobee), was the first Aboriginal person to receive a land grant.
Following colebee's death, Maria was granted his land at blacktown and lives there until her death in 1878. She was buried in Prospect cemetery. At the time of her death, she held 60 acres (242,811.6 m²) of land at Blacktown and 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) at Liverpool (NSW). Liverpool council chamber is built on part of this grant.
Yarramundi's daughters decadents still live in the area.
Notably Bundeluk is working as an educator, actor, artist, public speaker and indigenous adviser / tour guide at Hazelbrook in the Blue Mountains of Australia. For information call; 0414754393
Richmond, New South Wales
Richmond is a town in New South Wales, north-west of Sydney, in the Local Government Area of the City of Hawkesbury. It is located at a latitude of 33° 35' 54" South and a longitude of 150°45' 04" east, 19 metres above sea level on the alluvial Hawkesbury River flats, at the foot of the Blue...
Tribe” or “Tribes”. He was a member of the Boorooberongal clan of the Darug people
Darug people
The Darug people are a language group of Indigenous Australians, who are traditional custodians of much of what is modern day Sydney. There is some dispute about the extent of the Darug nation. Some historians believe the coastal Eora people were a separate tribe to the Darug...
, and was a garadyi or “doctor
Shamanism
Shamanism is an anthropological term referencing a range of beliefs and practices regarding communication with the spiritual world. To quote Eliade: "A first definition of this complex phenomenon, and perhaps the least hazardous, will be: shamanism = technique of ecstasy." Shamanism encompasses the...
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Yarramundi and his father Gombeeree met Governor Arthur Phillip
Arthur Phillip
Admiral Arthur Phillip RN was a British admiral and colonial administrator. Phillip was appointed Governor of New South Wales, the first European colony on the Australian continent, and was the founder of the settlement which is now the city of Sydney.-Early life and naval career:Arthur Phillip...
on April 14, 1791, and this meeting is described by Watkin Tench
Watkin Tench
Lieutenant-General Watkin Tench was a British Marine officer who is best known for publishing two books describing his experiences in the First Fleet, which established the first settlement in Australia in 1788...
(who spells his name Yellomundee) in his A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson, published in 1793. Yarramundi's daughter, Maria (born 1805) was the first Aboriginal child to be places in the Native Institute at Parramatta, where she won the Yearly state Examinations ahead of 100 white children.
About 1805, she married convict Robert Lock, which was the first officially sanctioned marriage between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Australia. Yarramundi's son, Colbee (or Colobee), was the first Aboriginal person to receive a land grant.
Following colebee's death, Maria was granted his land at blacktown and lives there until her death in 1878. She was buried in Prospect cemetery. At the time of her death, she held 60 acres (242,811.6 m²) of land at Blacktown and 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) at Liverpool (NSW). Liverpool council chamber is built on part of this grant.
Yarramundi's daughters decadents still live in the area.
Notably Bundeluk is working as an educator, actor, artist, public speaker and indigenous adviser / tour guide at Hazelbrook in the Blue Mountains of Australia. For information call; 0414754393