Mid-North Coast: Beerabahn or MacGill, Chief of Bartabah or Lake Macquarie, c 1830
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Beerabahn (Biraban) was born into a traditional Awabakal way of life at Bahtahbah (Belmont, New South Wales). Cultural Narrative:
Beerabahn (Biraban) was born into a traditional Awabakal way of life at Bahtahbah (Belmont, New South Wales). He was taken to Sydney by the colonists as a young boy to work as a servant to the military. During this time, he became fluent in English and was given the name John McGill. Eventually going back to the land of his childhood, Beerabahn helped Reverend Threlkeld translate religious tracts into Awabakal.
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c 1830Creator:
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AwabakalIdentifier:
SAFE/PXD 1465/15; FL10645403Type:
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