Miscellaneous Historical

First People of the Brunswick

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First People of the Brunswick – Part 1

First People of the Brunswick – Part 2

Background
This story has been compiled mainly from information available from our own library and archive resources, supplemented by newspapers via Trove and various reliable websites. So far only limited research has been carried out in the NSW State Records Office and State Library. It is a work in progress and will be updated as required.
Cautionary Note
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are advised that this account of local Indigenous history contains images and names of people who have died.
Moreover, some of the quotes from the documents and newspapers of yesteryear express attitudes and beliefs held by Caucasian Australians towards Aboriginal Australians that may cause distress. But in the interests of historical veracity we have decided to leave such quotes unedited and without qualification or comment.
Note also that this is whitefella history. No Brunswick/Durungbil descendants could be traced to help flesh-out the pre-Britannian history, or the aftermath of colonisation.
Disclaimer
The draft of the proposed webpage was passed to the ‘Bundjalung of Byron Bay Aboriginal Corporation (Arakwal)’ for its advice of any corrections, deletions or amplifications deemed necessary to comply with its protocols and to ensure there were no unwitting transgressions into culturally sensitive areas.
The draft was researched and written by non-indigenous BVHS volunteers who have no specialist qualifications in Aboriginal history or culture. The Arakwal Board of Directors considered that it would be more appropriate for the Arakwal People themselves to present their own history, and to this end BVHS considerably reduced Arakwal references in the re-draft. But the Brunswick and Byron clans were too closely intertwined to entirely exclude the Arakwal from the story.
The Arakwal Corporation also pointed out that it has developed a Cultural Programs Strategy to arrest social disintegration and foster development of Aboriginal identity and culture, ensuring that all programs and actions are in accordance with our cultural values, customs and practices.
The Corporation has reservations that the BVHS document helps achieve this aim and has requested that this preamble include the following disclaimer:
The Bundjalung of Byron Bay Arakwal people do not endorse the information provided in the document tilted ‘First People of the Brunswick’ as an accurate account of Arakwal or Bundjalung history from the early times of contact with Europeans on our lands.
People wishing to learn about the First People of this area, their history, their culture and their ongoing connection to Country are invited to explore our website: http://arakwal.com.au/
BVHS acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the traditional owners of this land and pay our respects to their history, their living culture and to Elders past and present.

A History Walk Around Mullumbimby

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A History Walk Around Mullumbimby.pdf

The Gateway to Mullumbimby

Click here for the Story and photos of the creation of an improved entrance to Mullumbimby off the Pacific Highway in 1991

Pioneer Articles

Macgregors.pdf Recollections of John Macgregor, published in three parts in the Mullumbimby Star 17 Sep 1925- 1 Oct 1925 plus a biography compiled by Peter Tsicalas.

Johnson Family.pdf Reminiscences of Mr J.T. Johnson, Mullumbimby Star July 18th 1929 plus a Biography compiled by Peter Tsicalas.

Pioneering the Brunswick.pdf Tweed Daily, Saturday, March 19 1932. Updated 6 Dec 2016.

Birth of the Brunswick.pdf compiled by Peter Tsicalas

The Beautiful Brunswick.pdf Alton Richmond MacLeod, Mullumbimby Star Nov 6, 1924 Updated 31 Jan 2017

The Meaning in Mullumbimby.pdf Recent research by Peter Tsicalas. Updated 31 Dec 2017