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Traditional Owner Groups

• Darkinjung
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  Darkinjung

  Description

  The traditional boundaries of Darkinjung (Darkinyung) land extend from the Hawkesbury River in the south, Lake Macquarie in the north, the McDonald River and Wollombi up to Mt Yengo in the west and the Pacific Ocean in the East.

  Website

  https://www.darkinjung.com.au/culture-and-heritage/

  Phone

  (02) 4351 2930

  Email

  DARKINJUNG@DLALC.ORG.AU
• Dharawal
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  Tharawal

  Description

  The Dharawal, or Tharawal are indigenous or Aboriginal people of Australia, identified by the Dharawal (or Tharawal) language. Traditionally, they lived as hunter–fisher–gatherers in family groups or clans with ties of kinship, scattered along the coastal area of what is now the Sydney basin in New South Wales.
• Dharug
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  Dharug

  Description

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

  Gundungara, Gandangarra, Gandangara

  Description

  The Gundungurra people, also spelt Gundungara, Gandangarra, Gandangara and other variations, are an Aboriginal Australian people in south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Their traditional lands include present day Goulburn, Wollondilly Shire, The Blue Mountains and the Southern Highlands.
• Wonnarua
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  Wonnarua

  Description

  The Wonnarua people are traditional landowners in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales. The Corporation is currently developing a map to define the traditional boundaries of Wonnarua country, based on written and oral historical records.

  Website

  https://wonnarua.org.au/

  Phone

  (02) 6571 8595

  Email

  enquiries@wonnarua.org.au
• Wiradjuri
  Phonetic

  wira?jd?u?raj

  Description

  The Wiradjuri people (Wiradjuri northern dialect pronunciation [wira?jd?u?raj]; Wiradjuri southern dialect pronunciation [wira?j?u?raj]) are a group of Aboriginal Australian people from central New South Wales, united by common descent through kinship and shared traditions. They survived as skilled hunter-fisher-gatherers, in family groups or clans, and many still use knowledge of hunting and gathering techniques as part of their customary life.