Gweagal
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The Gweagal are a clan of the Dharawal people of Aboriginal Australians. Their descendants are traditional custodians of the southern areas of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Artwork depicting the first contact with Captain James Cook & crew on the shores of the Kurnell Peninsula, New South Wales
Aboriginal hunting implements and weapons
The shield at the British Museum once thought to be the "Gweagal" shield
Gweagal spear formerly on display at Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, Cambridge
Sydney
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Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km from the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur in the south and south-west. Greater Sydney consists of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are colloquially known as "Sydneysiders". The estimated population in June 2023 was 5,450,496, which is about 66% of the state's population. The city's nicknames include the "Emerald City" and the "Harbour City".
Image: Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge Dusk (2) 2019 06 21
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Image: University of Sydney's Main Quadrangle
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