Margaret and Ned of the Awabakal people at Swansea
The following resources outline the lives of Margaret and Ned of the Awabakal peoples of Lake Macquarie. The family resided at Swansea and give their names to many local landmarks around the area.
Biography of Margaret
from Newcastle University Awaba database website
Links from Hunter Living Histories
Article entitled "The Old Aboriginal 'Margaret'" from the Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners Advocate, 20th February 1880 p.2.
Article entitled "Margaret of Lake Macquarie" from the Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners Advocate, 20th March 1880.
Article entitled "Margaret of Lake Macquarie" from the Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners Advocate, 20th March 1880. [Transcription] )
Article entitled "Old Margaret of Lake Macquarie" Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners Advocate, 16th June 1881 p.2. [Original and Transcription] (199 KB PDF) [Transcribed by Nicholas Ellem]
Article relating to Old Ned of Lake Macquarie from The Newcastle Chronicle 2nd September 1871 p.4.
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