He passed on a lot of information about aboriginal pathways, Waterworks Road was built on one, the Turrbal name for Ashgrove (Killindarbin), local camping grounds, fishing spots, food. He also told us stories about what Ashgrove was like when he was growing up and how deep the swimming holes were.
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| Turrbal people at Enoggera Camp pose for the white photographer James Trackson (standing 3rd from left) in a simulated fight - 1893 Photo from John Oxley Indigenous collection. Used with permission. Faces pixellated in respect for past Elders. |
One of the children asked why the waterholes weren't still deep. So we acted out the filling up of the waterholes with rolling rock and sand and gravel.
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| YEAH participant, Harry, showing Uncle Nurdon the drawing he did of hunting by a local creek. |
Excerpt from Tom Petries Reminiscences about the Turrbal people was reprinted in The Queenslander -
- Article identifier
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21810706
- Page identifier
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page2521702
- APA citation
- SKETCHED. (1903, March 21). The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), p. 672 Supplement: Unknown. Retrieved October 22, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21810706
Excerpt from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashgrove,_Queensland
Ashgrove's native name is 'Kallindarbin'[3] and was originally inhabited by the indigenous 'Turrbal' or 'Duke of York clan'.[4] The main thoroughfare, Waterworks Road, was built on a Turrbal pathway that led to Mount Coot-tha, a place of the 'Honey-Bee Dreaming' and to the Enoggera Reservoir. The first sales of freehold land commenced in 1856, and ceased in 1875 when all available land was sold. Soon after sale of land stopped, the first school (the Ashgrove State School) and post office was established.
- ^ Tom Petrie's Reminiscences of Early Queensland. St Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland Press. 1992. p. 318. ISBN 0702223832.
- ^ [1] 'Brisbane's indigenous history', accessed 13 December 2009
wonderful talk by Uncle Nurden Serico Great speaker Daryll bellingham and Lindy sugars well done good to see many kids their today will get better when more start coming but great work well done
ReplyDeleteThanks Phillip. I enjoyed the workshop. It was great to see the children listening so to Uncle Nurdon and excited about the old artifacts and enjoying the iPad photos. Thanks for your support.
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