Dictionary of Sydney

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Nangowrie

Aboriginal man named Nangowrie, or Nangui, from the 'Portland Head' or ‘Lower Branch’ people of the Macdonald River (Gununday) whose Country reached from the upper Macdonald River (Gunanday) downstream to Mangrove Creek and upstream along the Hawkesbury River (Dyarubbin) as far as Portland Head and Cattai. He knew the Reverend John McGarvie and may have acted as his guide in 1829. His name was also written in English as Nangui and Nangoa.

Name
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Nangui
Alternate
Nangoa