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Wynnum History

History of Brisbane’s Wynnum Wynnum and Wynnum North’s history has been compiled by local historian, Kay Harbison, as a part of the BRISbites community history project. Aboriginal history The Wynnum area was occupied by the Winnam (meaning ‘pandanus’) people. They lived a semi-nomadic lifestyle with several campsites within their area and adjacent islands. Elanora Park [...]

Tingalpa History

History of Brisbane’s Tingalpa Tingalpa’s history has been compiled as a part of the BRISbites community history project. Aboriginal history Tingalpa’s name comes from the Aboriginal words ‘tingal’ (fat) and ‘pa’ (place). Bulimba Creek was a popular camping ground for the local Aborigines who also camped on the flats near town. In 1846 there were [...]

Grange History

History of Brisbane’s Grange Grange’s history has been compiled by local historian, Lesley Jenkins, as a part of the BRISbites community history project. Aboriginal history The Turrbal clan occupied the northern side of the Brisbane River. White people often referred to this clan as the ‘Duke of York’s clan’. There were camping grounds around the [...]

Karawatha History

History of Brisbane’s Karawatha Karawatha’s history has been compiled as a part of the BRISbites community history project. Aboriginal history The original inhabitants of the area south of the Brisbane River were the Jagera people. The Chepara Clan lived in the Eight Mile Plains area, probably including Karawatha. The diverse fauna was an important food [...]

Wacol History

History of Brisbane’s Wacol Wacol’s history has been compiled by local historian, Mary Howells, as a part of the BRISbites community history project. Aboriginal history This region was the home of the Yerongpan clan of Oxley Creek who spoke the Yaggera dialect of the Turrbal language. Lost cedar cutters, Pamphlet, Finnegan and Parsons were the [...]

Kenmore History

History of Brisbane’s Kenmore Kenmore’s history has been compiled by local historian, Lesley Jenkins, as part of the BRISbites community history project. Aboriginal history The Jagera and Turrbal groups occupied land in the Brisbane and Ipswich areas. The exact boundaries are not known, however the Turrbal generally occupied the area north of the Brisbane River. [...]

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