Biraban

Biraban
Biraban, drawn by Alfred Thomas Agate.
Bornc. 1800
Died(1846-04-14)14 April 1846
Other namesWe-pohng, Barabahn, Bi-ra-ban, Biraban, John McGill, M'Gill, MacGil, Maggill.
SpouseTi-pah-mah-ah (Patty)
ChildrenYe-row-wa

Biraban (c. 1800 – 14 April 1846) was a leader of the Awabakal people, an Aboriginal Australian people who lived in the area around what is today Lake Macquarie.[1][2][3][4] His native name prior to Awabakal initiation was We-pohng; his naming as Biraban is reference to his totemic relationship with the eaglehawk.[5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ Keary 2009, p. 117.
  2. ^ "Family Notices". Sydney Morning Herald. 1 May 1846. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  3. ^ Lake Macquarie & District Historical society (1979). Toronto Lake Macquarie, N.S.W: The Pictorial Story. Boolaroo, NSW: Westlake Printers. p. 7.
  4. ^ "Sydney, September 30, 1826". The Australian. 30 September 1826. p. para. 4. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  5. ^ Threlkeld 1892, p. 88.
  6. ^ Gunson 1974, p. 31.
  7. ^ van Toorn 2006, p. 42.
  8. ^ University of Newcastle (2017). "Biraban Cultural Trail". The University of Newcastle. Retrieved 11 September 2017.