Cora Gooseberry
Cora Gooseberry | |
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Matora Gooseberry | |
Born | Cora Gooseberry c. 1777 |
Died | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | July 30, 1852 (aged 74–75)
Body discovered | Sydney Arms Hotel, Castlereagh Street |
Nationality | Australian Aborigonal |
Other names | Queen Gooseberry Lady Gooseberry |
Occupation(s) | Clan monarch Cultural knowledge keeper |
Spouse | Bungaree (w. 1830) |
Parent | Moorooboora (father) |
Cora
Early life
Cora Gooseberry was born Matora Gooseberry,[3] her given Aboriginal Australian name, circa 1777.[4]
Personal life
Cora Gooseberry was the daughter of Moorooboora (also known as Maroubra; circa 1758 to 1798), clan leader of the Murro-ore-dial (Pathway Place). Her husband was[5] Bungaree.[6][7] She became widowed after Bungaree's death in 1830.[8]
Death
On 30 July 1852, Cora Gooseberry was found dead at the Sydney Arms Hotel in Castlereagh Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[9] According to her coroner's verdict, she had died of natural causes. She was buried in the Presbyterian section of the Sandhills cemetery, but her tombstone was relocated shortly after. It is now located in Pioneers Cemetery, Botany.[10]
Notes
- ^ Also recorded as Kaaroo, Carra, Caroo, Car-roo or Ba-ran-gan. Her native name was Matora Gooseberry.
References
- ISBN 9781118308448.
- ^ OCLC 659579866.
- ^ Jakelin Troy (1993). King Plates: A History of Aboriginal Gorgets. Aboriginals Studies Press. p. 8.
- ^ Keith Vincent Smith (2005). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University.
- ^ "Queen Cora Gooseberry, wife of Bungaree". A history of Aboriginal Sydney. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ Library of Dreams: Treasures from the National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia. 2011. p. 21.
- ^ "Barani". City of Sydney. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- OCLC 47152902.
- ^ "No title". Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1932). 5 August 1852. p. 9. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ Edwin Barnard (2012). Capturing Time: Panoramas of Old Australia. National Library of Australia.
External links
- Smith, Keith Vincent. "Gooseberry, Cora". ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 28 December 2012.