Aboriginals on the Woronora River Research Papers (original) (raw)

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Oysters have been harvested on the Georges River for at least the last 6000 years initially by the local indigenous peoples and in the 19th and 20th centuries by European. Today, due to a combination of environmental factors and disease,... more

Oysters have been harvested on the Georges River for at least the last 6000 years initially by the local indigenous peoples and in the 19th and 20th centuries by European. Today, due to a combination of environmental factors and disease, the oyster industry has all but disappeared from the Georges River. Although the industries history has been poorly documented a rich archaeological record has been left in the mud and on the river banks.

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  • Australian colonial history, Georges River, Oyster Disease, Water Quality Effects on Oysters,, Aboriginals on the Woronora River

A possible location for the home of one of the last indigenous persons living a traditional way of life on the Woronora River, south of Sydney.

• • by Greg Jackson
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  • Indigenous Studies, Indigenous or Aboriginal Studies, Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal History in Australia

The archaeology of structures near the 1825 watermill of John Lucas on the Woronora River.

• • by Greg Jackson
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  • Historical Archaeology, Australian colonial history, Convicts, Australian colonial and convict history

There are many indigenous middens located on the Woronora River, Sydney. Historic evidence tells of a large midden, at Stretton Point Illawong, which was used, in the 1890's, as building material by the local landowner. This paper looks... more

There are many indigenous middens located on the Woronora River, Sydney. Historic evidence tells of a large midden, at Stretton Point Illawong, which was used, in the 1890's, as building material by the local landowner. This paper looks at the validity of this history.

• • by Greg Jackson
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  • Indigenous Studies, Building Construction, Georges River, Woronora River