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View in Port Jackson 1789

By
Richard Clevely
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[a7225030 / DL PXX 84, 30]
(Dixson Library) (From Arthur Phillip, The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay, London, printed for John Stockdale, 1789, plate 4))

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Barangaroo and the Eora Fisherwomen
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Aboriginal Boats Fishing
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Port Jackson Sydney Harbour
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The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay

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Clevely, Richard

State Library of New South Wales

Barangaroo and the Eora Fisherwomen

Barangaroo was one of the powerful figures in Sydney's early history. She had knowledge of laws, teaching and women's rituals and held the respect of Governor Phillip and his officers who were fascinated by the Eora women and their formidable fishing skills.

Aboriginal

Boats

Fishing

Port Jackson

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Drowned river valley that forms Sydney Harbour and includes North Harbour and Middle Harbour. Long inhabited by the Gadigal, Cammeraygal, Wangal and Eora people, Port Jackson was renamed by Captain Cook in 1770, although his ship did not enter the Heads.

Sydney Harbour

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The largest arm of Port Jackson, which extends west from the Heads past Balmain and meets the estuaries of the Lane Cove and Parramatta rivers.

The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay

Book, including illustrations and charts, which was first published in London by John Stockdale, 1789.

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