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Kuringgai (also spelt Ku-ring-gai, Kuring-gai, Guringai) is a name referring to an Indigenous Australian people of New South Wales.

History of the term

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Fraser’s 1892 map. Kuringgai is marked VIII.
In 1892, John Fraser used the term Kuringgai (Ku̇riġgai in his phonetic notation) to refer to the people inhabiting a large stretch of the central coastline of New South Wales.
The next great tribe is the Kuringgai on the sea coast. Their ‘taurai’ (hunting ground or territory) is known to extend north to the Macleay River, and I found that southwards it reached the Hawkesbury. Then, by examining the remains of the language of the natives about Sydney and southwards, and by other tests, I assured myself that the country thereabout was occupied by sub-tribes of the Kurringgai. [sic]
According to Fraser, the Kuringgai were bordered by the Wachigari and the Paikalyung to the north, the Kamalarai to the northwest, the Wiradhari to the west and the Murrinjari to the south.

However, Norman Tindale would later say in 1974 that “the Awabakal are the central one of a series of tribes to which the arbitrary term Kuringgai has been applied by Fraser.” He divided the area Fraser labelled Kuringgai into several tribes, including the Tharawal, Eora, Dharuk, Darkinjang, Awabakal, Worimi, Birpai, Ngamba, and others.

Today

A number of things have been named after the Kuringgai, including:

References

  • Threlkeld, L. E. (1892). in John Fraser: An Australian Language as spoken by the Awabakal the people of Awaba and Lake Macquarie (Near Newcastle, New South Wales) being an account of their Language, Traditions, and Customs. Sydney: Charles Potter, Government Printer. 
  • Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits and Proper Names. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-02005-7. 
The Kuringgai (Ku-ring-gai, Guringai) is a name applied (possibly erroneously) to a group consisting of several diverse indigenous Australian people. Things named after this group include:
  • Electoral district of Ku-ring-gai
  • Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital

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Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. The term includes both the Torres Strait Islanders and the Aboriginal People, who together make up about 2.5% of Australia's population.
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John Fraser may refer to:
  • John Fraser (bishop) (d. 1507), Scottish prelate, Bishop of Ross
  • John Fraser (Canadian), Auditor General of Canada (1905-1919)
  • John Fraser (university president), former president of Penn State University.

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Phonetic transcription (or phonetic notation) is the visual system of symbolization of the sounds occurring in spoken human language. The most common type of phonetic transcription uses a phonetic alphabet (such as the International Phonetic Alphabet).
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New South Wales

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Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State
Motto(s): "Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites"
(Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine)

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The Macleay River is a major river in the North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. The headwaters of the Macleay River rise on the eastern side of the New England plateau region near Armidale, New South Wales. There are a number of spectacular gorges and waterfalls.
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Hawkesbury River is one of the major rivers of the coastal region of New South Wales, Australia. The Hawkesbury River and its tributaries virtually encircle the metropolitan region of Sydney.
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Sydney
New South Wales

Location of Sydney within Australia

Population:
• Density: 4,280,190 (2006 Census) (1st)
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The Kamilaroi or Gamilaraay are an Indigenous Australian people who are from the area between Tamworth and Goondiwindi, and west to Narrabri, Walgett and Lightning Ridge, in northern New South Wales.
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Wiradjuri (many other spellings; see below) are an Indigenous Australian group of central New South Wales.

In the 21st century, major Wiradjuri groups live in Condobolin, Peak Hill, Narrandera and Griffith.
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Norman Barnett Tindale (12 October 1900 – 19 November 1993) was an Australian anthropologist, archaeologist and entomologist. Born in Perth, his family moved to Tokyo from 1907 to 1915, where his father worked as an accountant at the Salvation Army mission in Japan.
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The Awabakal (also Awabagal) are an Indigenous Australian people of coastal New South Wales.

Awaba is the word for Lake Macquarie – Awabakal therefore meaning people of Lake Macquarie. Europeans named a small town on the Awaba.
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The Tharawal (or Dharawal) people were the Aboriginal inhabitants of southern Sydney and the Illawarra region in 1788, when the first European colonists arrived. The Tharawal people lived in the areas from south side of Botany Bay, around Port Hacking to north of the Shoalhaven
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Iora or Iyora) simply means "here" or "from this place". Local people used this word to describe where they came from to the British. "Eora" was then used by the British to refer to those Aboriginal people.
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Darug may refer to:
  • Darug people
  • Darug language
  • Dharruk, New South Wales

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Darkinjung is an Indigenous Australian nation located (-33.4 , 151.3) inland between Sydney and Newcastle in the area known as west of the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The Darkinjung have a rich history, some of which can be viewed in rock carvings around the area.
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The Awabakal (also Awabagal) are an Indigenous Australian people of coastal New South Wales.

Awaba is the word for Lake Macquarie – Awabakal therefore meaning people of Lake Macquarie. Europeans named a small town on the Awaba.
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Worimi people are Indigenous Australians from the eastern Port Stephens and Great Lakes regions of coastal New South Wales, Australia. Before contact with settlers, their people extended from Port Stephens in the south to Forster/Tuncurry in the north and as far west as Gloucester.
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Ku-ring-gai is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Barry O'Farrell of the Liberal Party of Australia.
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Northern Sydney Central Coast Health


Location
Place Hornsby Sydney, NSW, (AU)

Organisation
Care System Public Medicare (AU)
Hospital Type General

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Location New South Wales
Nearest city Sydney
Coordinates
Area 154 km²
Established October 1, 1967
Total visitation 2 Million (in 2001)
Governing body
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Ku-ring-gai Creative Arts High School is a specialist secondary school located in North Turramurra, New South Wales, Australia run by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training.
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Ku-ring-gai Council
New South Wales

Population:
• Density: 108,760
1300/km

Area: 86 km

Mayor: Nick Ebbeck

Council Seat: Gordon


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Mount Kuring-gai
Sydney, New South Wales

Postcode: 2080

Location: 31 km from Sydney CBD

LGA: Hornsby Shire

State District: Hornsby


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University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), is a university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Australian Technology Network of universities. It is also the only university with its main campus in the Sydney CBD.
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The Reverend Lancelot Edward Threlkeld (20 October 1788–10 October 1859) was an English missionary.

Threlkeld was son of Samuel Joseph Threlkeld, was born in England.
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Norman Barnett Tindale (12 October 1900 – 19 November 1993) was an Australian anthropologist, archaeologist and entomologist. Born in Perth, his family moved to Tokyo from 1907 to 1915, where his father worked as an accountant at the Salvation Army mission in Japan.
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