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they adorned themselves with feathers, kangaroo teeth headbands and beads formed from pieces of reed or teeth. Dharawal men had perforated nostrils through which they wore bones. Their front tooth was knocked out in order to signify completed passage into manhood. Dhurawal women had a piece of their little finger removed. The
Dhurawal carried little in the way of possessions except that which was needed for hunting or eating. With the advent of colonization their numbers around Woonona quickly diminished.
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385:(also spelt Tarawal or Dharawal) people for at least 20,000 years. Dharawal is the name given to the local native palm or cabbage tree. This particular tribe extended from Botany Bay in the north to the Shoalhaven River in the south and inland as far as Picton. Little is recorded of the Dharawal pre-European settlement, which occurred from about 1830.
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brickworks, now the housing area of
Edgewood Estate, was one of the last refuges of the endangered green and gold bell frog. The estate is set to contain over 1000 houses, covering the old brickworks, an access road that once led to houses higher up the mountain (called Black track by the locals) and
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The suburb has a strip of commerce along the highway and several historic buildings. It is mostly light-density residential, though some new two-storey buildings have appeared. The local beach is known for surfing conditions, and surfers frequent it during high wave times. A good swell will bring in
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As the town grew it once boasted two cinemas, a large cordial factory (J Parkinsons), the largest bakery on the Coast and the
Woonona Cooperative building, which at the time of its construction was the single largest department shop in the Wollongong region. The Woonona Public School was built in
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Dharaway were known to exist in family groups. Their skin was ornately scarred. They carried possum skins for protection as well as warmth. They covered their bodies with fat, oils, mud and sand as a protection against insects and changes in the weather. For decoration or ceremonial purposes,
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Much of the foreshore was originally coastal wetlands, but these have been filled in. The largest such area is occupied by Ocean Park on
Carrington Road, which was filled by tip operations that ended in the early 1980s. There is a small remnant wetland just to the west of Ocean Park, on Lawrence
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on 28 April 1770. His party, desperately short of drinking water, saw the estuary of
Collins Creek as a suitable place in which to replenish their required stocks. However breaking surf prevented their landing party from getting ashore. A small plaque, erected at Collins Rocks Headland in 1970,
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As recently as the 1970s, Woonona was a mostly working-class area, characterised by small houses and extensive open space. More recently, its proximity to the much larger city of Sydney to the north, and its beach frontage, have resulted in the construction of many large, modern houses. The
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Woonona's economy in the 1800s was primarily dairy farming and timber-getting. The timber industry was so intensive that photographs from the early twentieth century show the escarpment bare. Practically the only trees remaining from before this period are cabbage palms
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Woonona was home to a soccer team which played in the Southern Division of the State Premiership. The team, also known as Woonona-Bulli, was apart from Corrimal, the only side from outside Sydney in this league.
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Woonona is said to be a place name is derived from an
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106:150°54′22″E
93:Coordinates
1302:Green bans
1291:Categories
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1160:Wongawilli
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1046:Shell Cove
959:Minnamurra
919:Koonawarra
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595:Wollongong
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479:References
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405:James Cook
316:Wollongong
212:Cunningham
174:Wollongong
131:Population
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1004:Oak Flats
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870:Kanahooka
818:Foxground
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761:Curramore
721:Coalcliff
711:Cleveland
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536:2 October
460:green ban
346:Geography
324:Australia
314:north of
153:Elevation
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161:Location
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1021:Primbee
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374:History
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224:Suburbs
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828:Gerroa
470:Sports
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