Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Carangarang

Prominent Aboriginal woman in early colonial Sydney, of the Wangal clan of the southern shore of the Parramatta River. She was the sister of Bennelong. Her first husband was Yuwarry and her second was Harry, an Aboriginal leader in the Parramatta area.

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Ca-rung-a-rung
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Grang Grang
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Karangárang
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Krankie (1st)
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Karangaran
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Crankey
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Carangarang

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Carangarang, of the Wangal clan of the southern shore of the Parramatta River, was the wife of Corrangie and the best known of Bennelong's siblings. She was a presence in Sydney and Kissing Point until the late 1830s.