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Dharug People : 23-May-2010
Dharug People : 23-May-2010

Photographs supplied by Glen Yeomans

The plaque commemorates the traditional owners of the land that the Ebenezer Church is built upon. 

The Darug or Dharug people are an Aboriginal Australian people, who share strong ties of kinship and, in pre-colonial times, survived as skilled hunters in family groups or clans, scattered throughout much of what is modern-day Sydney. 

The Darug territory includes the Cumberland Plain area in Western Sydney, stretching from Wisemans Ferry in the north down to the Camden area in the south. It also extends into the foothills of the Blue Mountains in the west and the Hills District to the east.

Location

Address:Coromandel Road, Ebenezer Church, Ebenezer, 2756
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.536666
Long: 150.890661
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Culture
Sub-Theme:Indigenous

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 21st June, 2003
Front Inscription

We acknowledge that Ebenezer Uniting Church 
stands on the traditional land of the Dharug people.

We remember their ancestors with respect and 
commit ourselves to work for reconcilliation and 
justice for indigenous people. 

This plaque was unveiled on 21 June 2003 
by Rev. Alistair Christie, Moderator, 
NSW Synod, Uniting Church in Australia.

Source: MA
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