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Community: 
State Library of NSW
Category: 
Mob, Country & Culture, Languages
Summary: 
In the 1920s, Mary Jane wrote a local history documenting her early life in the Coonabarabran region. Her reminiscences include 73 Gamilaraay placenames and their meanings in English.
Endeavour journal, July 1770 entry by Joseph Banks
Community: 
State Library of NSW
Category: 
Country & Culture, Languages
Summary: 
Record of the interactions of James Cook’s ship with the Guugu Yimidhirr people.
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Community: 
State Library of NSW
Category: 
Country & Culture, Languages
Summary: 
Michael Jarrett (Gumbaynggirr) shares his knowledge about Dhanggati, Ngambaa, Ngaku and Gumbaynggirr countries
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Community: 
State Library of NSW
Category: 
Country & Culture, Languages
Summary: 
Dharawal language heard upon entry to exhibition
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Community: 
State Library of NSW
Category: 
Languages
Summary: 
The well-known Aboriginal figure Bennelong is named in a letter from First Fleet naval officer David Blackburn.
Sketches in Australia and the South Seas, 1842-1852 / Browne
Community: 
State Library of NSW
Category: 
Country & Culture, Languages
Summary: 
in ‘Sketches in Australia and the South Seas’, 1842–52
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Community: 
State Library of NSW
Category: 
Country & Culture, Languages
Summary: 
Reverend Threlkeld was determined to share the knowledge he had gained in his time living with the Awabakal people.
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Community: 
State Library of NSW
Category: 
Country & Culture, Languages
Summary: 
This drawing depicts a campfire corroboree of Wiradjuri people, observed by two Europeans who are sitting in the foreground.
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Community: 
State Library of NSW
Category: 
Languages
Summary: 
This exhibition explores the topics of first contact, punishment for using language, language loss, and the Stolen Generations, and features the names and images of people who are now deceased.