Dictionary of Sydney

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Caruey

Cadigal man, called Carraway by the colonists, who survived the upheaval and epidemic that followed the arrival of the Europeans.

Milestone
Died
Dec 1805
Name
Alternate
Carraway
Alternate
Gur-roo-ee

Caruey

,
2011

One of only three Cadigal to survive the smallpox epidemic of 1789, Caruey was well known to the settlers for his fighting spirit and his bushcraft.