List of Noongar sites in the City of Melville facts for kids
Point Walter from Claremont
The City of Melville local government area lies within the traditional lands of the Beeliar people, a subgroup of the Whadjuk dialectical group of the Noongar Indigenous Australians. These are several significant Noongar sites within the City of Melville.
| Noongar name | European name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Willagee | Source of red ochre. | |
| Marradungup | Atwell Gallery site | Meeting place and camping ground, including for local and visiting groups. |
| Jenalup | Blackwall Reach | Very sacred, with strong ties to the Dreamtime stories of all Western Australian Aboriginal people |
| Niergarup | Preston Point | Important place of ceremony and camping for local Noongar people. |
| Yagan Mia | Wireless Hill | Also known as Yagan's Lookout. |
| Bateman | The site of a large dispute with early settlers, in which many Noongar peopled died trying to protect their land. | |
| Melville Wetlands | Water is essential, and all water bodies have spiritual qualities for the Indigenous people. | |
| Booragoon Lake | Permanent camping ground for fishing and gathering. | |
| Murdoch University site, including North Lake | A burial site. | |
| Piney Lakes Reserve | Sacred place for women. Also used for young boys' level one initiation. | |
| Goolugatup | Point Heathcote | Permanent lookout, fishing and camping ground. Also used for level two initiation ceremonies. |
| Dyoondalup | Burke Drive | A source for quartz for axes and spearheads. Also used for men's business and level three initiation. |
| Dyoondalup | Point Walter | The sand bar was used as a river crossing. |
| Quaada Gabee | Bicton foreshore | Contained freshwater springs. |
| Moondaap | Point Dundas | |
| Margamangup | Lucky Bay foreshore (Attadale) | |
| Kooyagoordup | Waylen Bay foreshore | |
| Doontanboro | Melville Water | |
| Wagoorjup | Canning Bridge | |
| Gabbi Kowangulup | Canning River mouth | |
| Booragoon | Canning River, lower reaches | |
| Gabbiljee | Bull Creek | The wetlands provide more foods than the surrounding drier areas. |
| Two Caves | Believed to be the final resting place of the Waarkarl or Rainbow Serpent. |
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