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D’harawal Bodkin, Fran Aunty of consent The future of human life on our our on life human of future The Skin lesions Skin adapted into other materials without the prior informed informed prior the without materials other into adapted children’s toys were were toys children’s for this brochure only. It cannot be reproduced, copied or or copied reproduced, be cannot It only. brochure this for Toys muscle pain, and to relieve fever. relieve to and pain, muscle they depended for sustenance. for depended they of the greater Sydney area. The information is provided provided is information The area. Sydney greater the of onto sores and wounds. and sores onto being used as a wash for joint, chest or or chest joint, for wash a as used being people, a southern group, one of several Aboriginal groups groups Aboriginal several of one group, southern a people, plants and animals on which which on animals and plants ground to a powder, then placed directly directly placed then powder, a to ground to cool, and carefully strained before before strained carefully and cool, to brochure has been generously given by the D’harawal D’harawal the by given generously been has brochure doll like a possum or kangaroo. kangaroo. or possum a like doll needed so as to conserve the the conserve to as so needed NOTE: The Aboriginal knowledge provided within this this within provided knowledge Aboriginal The NOTE: was was capitellata Eucalyptus or camfieldii water turned green. It was then allowed allowed then was It green. turned water the seed pods attached to the top to make a a make to top the to attached pods seed the harvested only what was was what only harvested Eucalyptus Eucalyptus of gum hardened dry, The , Bai’ayli, were boiled until the the until boiled were Bai’ayli, , capitellata string arms, body and legs were woven then then woven were legs and body arms, string Aboriginal culture. People People culture. Aboriginal Eucalyptus Eucalyptus of leaves young The became little birds. Or grass grass Or birds. little became and scabies. and Pain or fever or Pain environment is inherent in in inherent is environment underneath the pod, and they they and pod, the underneath applied to sores, cuts cuts sores, to applied of uses. of Protecting and caring for the the for caring and Protecting were tied to the stem stem the to tied were with warm water and and water warm with Banksia ericifolia Banksia have a variety variety a have severe diarrhoea. severe as toys for children. Feathers Feathers children. for toys as was collected, mixed mixed collected, was Xanthorrhoea Xanthorrhoea cooled, the liquid was taken to relieve relieve to taken was liquid the cooled, name) seed pods were used used were pods seed name) Eucalyptus camfieldii camfieldii Eucalyptus responsible for its care. care. its for responsible such as the the as such water, and when when and water, Devil or Kuridja (D’harawal (D’harawal Kuridja or Devil The fresh gum of of gum fresh The they belong to the land and are are and land the to belong they Some plants plants Some was dissolved in warm warm in dissolved was , Mountain Mountain , formosa Lambertia Sores do not own or possess land – – land possess or own not do costata Angophora of Dolls and toy animals toy and Dolls In Aboriginal culture, people people culture, Aboriginal In The red bark exudate exudate bark red The plants. Diarrhoea acting as an antiseptic. an as acting done when the children could escape quickly. escape could children the when done Lambertia formosa Lambertia Australian Australian the powder in between layers layers between in powder the day. out for the big spider”. This was usually only only usually was This spider”. big the for out most most emergency bandages, with with bandages, emergency lives of all Australians to this this to Australians all of lives discomfort of head colds. head of discomfort victim then wake them up with a cry of “look “look of cry a with up them wake then victim for uses inner bark was used as as used was bark inner young leaves were chewed to relieve the the relieve to chewed were leaves young They would place a flower near to a sleeping sleeping a to near flower a place would They Aboriginal culture enriches the the enriches culture Aboriginal devised bark - the fine fine the - bark Melaleuca coughing or nasal congestion. The The congestion. nasal or coughing unaware parents. parents. unaware technology technology and value the ways in which which in ways the value and Wounds fire and the vapour inhaled to relieve relieve to inhaled vapour the and fire other children or or children other science and and science land for thousands of years years of thousands for land were placed on a low low a on placed were children to frighten frighten to children Aboriginal Aboriginal who lived and worked in this this in worked and lived who ledifolia Boronia was often used by by used often was out of insect bites. insect of out We honour the Ancestors Ancestors the honour We or quinquenervia Spider Flower Flower Spider useful for taking the sting sting the taking for useful Use of Plants of Use Melaleuca Melaleuca of leaves or Grey Grey or buxifolia sap from the stem is is stem the from sap and valuable resources for use and for trade. for and use for resources valuable and The branches and and branches The Grevillea Grevillea The esculentum Pteridium surviving culture in the world. the in culture surviving location where there are permanent water flows flows water permanent are there where location Coughs and colds and Coughs Funny Trick Funny Insect Bites Insect Aboriginal culture is the oldest oldest the is culture Aboriginal travelled from far and near to this very special special very this to near and far from travelled Aboriginal and women gathered for ceremonies. People People ceremonies. for gathered women and has been a sacred place where kuradgi men men kuradgi where place sacred a been has Aboriginal Culture Aboriginal Car-rang-gel (North Head), for thousands of years, years, of thousands for Head), (North Car-rang-gel Food Fire Drink Fruits Making Fire Nectar drinks The edible fruit of The soft wood of the Banksias, Elaeocarpus reticulatus, Xanthorrhoea provided the base Melaleucas, Astroloma humifusum for a fire-drill when making fire. Lambertia and many other plants Hard wood sticks were spun formosa and formed quickly against the drill. other nectar bearing flowers were soaked in water to part of the diet. make sweet drink. It was Tinder then given to young children The inner bark of Eucalyptus or old people as capitellata or Brown an enervating drink. Stringybark was used as tinder for lighting fires Leaves especially in wet weather Dew drinks The leaf bases of Xanthorrhoea Dew was collected before when other wood was wet. were eaten raw or cooked and sunrise from Actinotus are almost like cabbage. The helianthi, Talara’tingi, and inner leaves were not eaten as Torches given to people to drink this would kill the whole plant. The grey dry infertile cones of after emotional trauma. Banksia marginata or Banksa ericifolia were soaked in emu oil, Early morning dew from Roots set alight and used as torches. Boronia ledifolia was The bark from the young root up to 4cm used to treat thick of Eucaluptus capitellata, was sore throats. roasted to a crisp, pounded and eaten. Weapons and Hunting The dew of Banksia ericifolia was collected before sunrise Seeds and given to unsettled The seeds of Actinotus Spear shafts children. helianthi, Talara’tingi, The stems of Eucalyptus were ground to a paste camfieldii, Bai’ayli, were used to eat raw or cooked. for the making of spear shafts. Leaf drink The young leaves Grubs of Melaleuca Grubs inhabiting the Resin quinquenervia were Resin from Xanthorrhoeas was widely used trunk and branches of held underwater and e.g. to glue barbs on spears. Banksia aemula were crushed and the liquid was taken to eaten raw or cooked. relieve headache and colds. Traps Eel traps were made from Lomandra Tools and Implements longifolia leaves. Containers and mats Implements Nets Dilly bags Tools and implements The bark fibres of Eucalyptus The leaves of were carved out of capitellata were spun into string for Lomandra longifolia wood from trees weaving of hunting and fishing nets.

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