Eels D. Lake PARRAMATTA Self-guided walk 5. As you walk northwards There is ample evidence that the over the bridge, keep an eye Burramatta people lived here well out for eels in the water below. before the creek was dammed to Eels were an important source become Lake Parramatta. There of food for the Burramatta, and are hand-stencilled paintings, cave there are still plenty of them in shelters, stone flakings, scar trees the river today. and shell deposits.

Arrunga Bardo Aboriginal Bush Food Garden Take a leisurely stroll around this garden established by the local Aboriginal Community and Parramatta City Council. The name means ‘calm water’ and the three sections contain native plants that were used by the Burramatta people. Follow Aboriginal culture Parramatta Park Around Town the tracks to find which plants continues in Parramatta were used for food, medicinal through an active Aboriginal 6. Walking into Parramatta Park community who are involved A. The Annual B. Sentry Box purposes, weaving or hunting. in a number of initiatives, such you will see pockets of open feasts Take your time to look at this as, bush regeneration, land bushland that the Burramatta Parramatta is located about 6 artwork. It provides us with care, the Aboriginal Advisory created using traditional ‘firestick Around St John’s Church is the km north of Parramatta. committee, and education and some illuminating insights burning’ methods. Notice the site where Governor Macquarie cultural projects. into Parramatta’s military native trees, shrubs and grasses first hosted a gathering of past. All who lived in or near that thrive in the rich alluvial local Aboriginal clans in 1814. the township during the early soils, just as they did prior to This became an annual event. The information in this document is for period of European settlement For more information or European settlement. About 300 people from around to find other self-guided information purposes only. While care has – Aboriginals, convicts, soldiers been taken in preparing it, Parramatta City the region attended. Blankets walking tours, go to Council does not represent or warrant the Along the nearby stream, or free settlers – were subject accuracy or completeness of this document and food were distributed at discoverparramatta.com and you should make your own enquiries middens of freshwater shells these feasts, and awards were to strict colonial law. The text on before relying on the information in it. have been found. Stone axes pop into the Parramatta conferred. the inside of the arch are quotes Visitor Information Centre Except for liability that cannot by law be have been uncovered in the by an Aboriginal man which was excluded, the Council will not be liable, or call 1300 889 714 whether in contract, tort (including higher grassy area now called the recorded at the time – ‘All this negligence) or otherwise, for any loss or damage, whether to people or property, Crescent. The area here was an my country’. arising directly or indirectly as a result of important trading and meeting reliance on this document. point for clan groups in the Images by: Terence Chin, Michelle Allen, region, and may also have been Further afield Printed May 2010 Mitchell Library – State Library NSW © Parramatta City Council a ceremonial ground. C. Parramatta Girls’ Home Parramatta Girls’ Home was Proudly supported by Discipline in the Home was strict Scar Trees established for the ‘care and protection’ of ‘corrupt’ girls. The and punishments extreme. It Keep a lookout for ‘scar’ trees. was not uncommon for riots to Using traditional methods, the inmates included many Indigenous clans people removed large girls, including some from the break out as the girls tried to pieces of bark to make shelters, Stolen Generations of Aboriginal draw attention to the horrendous Discover Parramatta’s aboriginal small canoes, water containers children. A lot of these girls had conditions under which they history, and learn about the and food carriers. experienced poverty or abuse, been lived. The Home closed in 1974. Burramatta on this self-guided If you have time, go for wander orphaned or made state wards. around the park to see the wildlife. walking tour. Fennell St

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2. The artwork you see here traditional Aboriginal foodstuffs, Parramatta Parramatta Heritage A St Patrick’s Alfred & Visitor Information Wilde along the river was designed native plants and fishing activities. Stadium Cathedral Park Centre MARIST PL by artist Jamie Eastwood. It Queens Rd Market St Entrance gives a snapshot of the history Old Kings Parramatta BDG Riverside y Theatres X BRIDGE L 3 Oval Swimming ON of Parramatta from before 1788 Pool 2

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3. CHURCH ST O’CONNELL ST MARSDEN ST Union Ln Bar r CHARLES ST riverbanks in 1788 when Governor A Warrior Leads HARRIS ST Macquarie St MACQUARIE ST Arthur Phillip sailed up here from MALL the Resistance P Gatehouse Discover the story of AR . He saw how fertile the land K Town It took nearly two centuries The resistance against the PD Hunter St A Hall Civic Pl was and quickly declared it suitable E for any steps towards true the Burramatta people; colonials was led by the St John’s reconciliation between for settlement. The Europeans Darcy St Parramatta Transport Aboriginal warrior, Pemulwuy. Cathedral the two cultures to begin. immediately set about clearing the Interchange traditional custodians of TRA Stop beneath the lemon- His uncanny ability to launch IN ARGYLE ST B STA trees and taking ownership of the US ON TI successful raids became LY ON scented gums near the Parramatta land. Burramatta and Darug country. Lennox Bridge and legendary. Through a twelve listen to the Reconciliation For perhaps 60,000 years, this area has been occupied Having lost access to their year campaign he was wounded Soundscape. The playing traditional sources of food and in several notable conflicts but The Story of Baluderri An Extraordinary time is about 12 minutes. by the Aboriginal Darug people. This walk will give materials by forced taking of somehow always recovered. Woman you some insights into the Aboriginal history of the land, the Burramatta people 4. One young Burramatta man, In 1802 he was shot and killed. Parramatta. You’ll see areas of open bushland where attempted to reclaim it. There were Baluderri, befriended Governor Maria, the daughter of Yarramundi, For many years Maria pursued His body was decapitated and the Burramatta people lived, met and traded with attacks on settlers, huts were burnt, Phillip and traded the fish he chief of the Boorooberongal clan, a land grant that was promised his head, preserved in spirit, crops destroyed and stock speared. caught for goods from the settlers was a remarkable and clever by Governor Macquarie. In each other for thousands of years prior to arrival of was sent to England. Aboriginal Life became very difficult and was in the area. woman. She was enrolled in the recognition of her outstanding European settlers in 1788. people today are still striving to native institution in Parramatta achievements and her proven forever changed. When his canoe was destroyed have his remains returned. and was educated in the British abilities, Maria was granted Although at times the original inhabitants and new by convicts, Baluderri sought his way. Maria achieved top marks land – being one of the first arrivals lived near each other on friendly terms, conflict Aboriginal customary law for Relations with ahead of many Aboriginal and aboriginal people to receive often broke out. Take a stroll along the river where retribution by spearing one of the Colonials European students. such a holding. you’ll discover stories of resistance, removal and – culprits. Phillip ordered Baluderri be sometimes – reconciliation. Although sometimes friendly, cast out, but later helped the warrior At 16 years of age Maria wed relationships between the when he became ill. Unfortunately, Robert Lock at St John’s Church Burramatta people and Baluderri did not recover. He was in 1824. This was the first Walking Trail 1: 2.5 km, 60 mins the colonial settlers were buried in the Governor’s garden at marriage between an Aboriginal often strained. . and a European.