Aboriginal People of Coastal Sydney

Introduction to Aboriginal Sydney

Through use of a variety of sources, it is possible to bring together a picture of the changing life of Aboriginal peoples in the Sydney region over many thousands of years.

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Place names

Aboriginal place names around Sydney Harbour and Botany Bay

More about Place names
- Aboriginal place names around Sydney Harbour and Botany Bay
- Place names chart

Research Projects

Search Dr Val Attenbrow's research projects.

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Clan names and language groups

Find out more about the clans and language groups of coastal Sydney.

More about Clan names and language groups
- Clans and language groups
- Clan names chart

Fish and fishing

Fish formed an important part of the diet of the people who lived along the coast in the Sydney region in pre-colonial times.

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Canoes, noe, nowey

Canoes were used for travelling around the harbour and its tributaries as well as out beyond the harbour heads and were an essential part of fishing.

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Food from the sea

Fish, shellfish, crustaceans, marine mammals (seals, dugongs, dolphins and whales), sea-birds and possibly turtles were all eaten.

More about Food from the sea
- Food from the sea: mammals, birds and turtles
- Food from the sea: shellfish and crustaceans

Image gallery

Food from the sea: Shellfish Gallery

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