Aboriginal Parramatta - Parramatta, NSW, Australia
S 33° 48.801 E 151° 00.593
56H E 315801 N 6256758
This sign next to the Parramatta Wharf gives a summary of the Indigenous history of Parramatta.
Waymark Code: WMXZC7
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 03/21/2018
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The sign is on a platform above the riverside walk, with a painting of two Aborigines 'catching their dinner' with long spears. Below which is the following information:
"In June 1791 Governor Phillip renamed the settlement of Rosehill 'Parramatta', after the name the Burramattagal people gave to their country. Burra means eels, and matta a creek or waterway, so Parramatta means the place where they have eels. The name reflects the importance of this area as an eel fishery for Aboriginal people. Today the eels are still a defining symbol for Parramatta."
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