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The memorial commemorates the Cammeraygal tribe who were the traditional owners of the North Sydney area.
The Cammeraygal, were a clan of the Eora tribe of Indigenous Australians who were united by a common language, strong ties of kinship and survived as skilled hunter–fisher–gatherers in family groups or clans that inhabited the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The traditional lands of the Cammeraygal people are now contained within much of the North Sydney, Willoughby, Mosman, Manly and Warringbah local government areas. The Cammeraygal people lived in the area until the 1820s and are recorded as being in the northern parts of the Sydney region for approximately 5,800 years
Location
| Address: | Miller & McLaren Streets, North Sydney Council, North Sydney, 2060 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.834706 Long: 151.207611 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Indigenous |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2000 |
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To commemorate the traditional owners
of the land of the North Sydney Council area,
THE CAMMERAYGALS,
once feared warriors of the Sydney region.
The Aboriginal Flag
represents a unifying symbol for Aboriginal people and was first flown
on National Aboriginal and Islander Day in 1971 in South Australia.
North Sydney began flying the flag in 1999.
Black represents the Aboriginal people past, present and future.
Yellow represents yellow ochre and the sun, the giver of life.
Red represents the red earth,
Aboriginal spiritual relationship to the land,
and red ochre used in ceremonies.
North Sydney Council
North Shore Historical Society 2000
