Tharawal people

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Tharawal (or Dharawal) people were the Aboriginal inhabitants of southern Sydney and the Illawarra region in 1788, when the first European colonists arrived. The Tharawal people lived in the areas from south side of Botany Bay, around Port Hacking to north of the Shoalhaven River and inland to Campbelltown and Camden. The Tharawal people spoke the Tharawal language.

Historical artwork of the Tharawal people is evidident in several rock carvings located at Jibbon point.

It was commonly believed that there were no remaining descendants of the Tharawal people, however after the Mabo verdict for native land title there have been claims lodged by people claiming to be from the Tharawal tribe.

Alternative spellings include Dharawal, Darawal, Carawal, Turawal, Thurawal, Thurrawal, Thurrawall, Turu-wal, Turuwul, Turrubul, Turuwull.

[edit] External links

Norman B. Tindale's 'Catalogue of Australian Aboriginal Tribes', South Australian Museum. [1]