List of Noongar sites in the City of Melville

Point Walter from Claremont

The City of Melville local government area lies within the traditional lands of the Beeliar people,[1] a subgroup of the Whadjuk dialectical group of the Noongar Indigenous Australians. These are several significant Noongar sites within the City of Melville.[1][2]

Noongar name European name Description
Niergarup Preston Point Important place of ceremony and camping for local Noongar people.
Quaada gabee
Jenalup Blackwall Reach
Dyoondalup Burke Drive
Marradungup Atwell Gallery site
Wireless Hill
Piney Lakes Reserve[3]
Goolugatup Point Heathcote

References

  1. 1 2 "Aboriginal History in the City of Melville". City of Melville. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
  2. ↑ "Sites of Cultural Significance in the City of Melville". City of Melville. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
  3. ↑ "Bidi Katitjiny Aboriginal Womens Trail". City of Melville. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
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