Yellagonga

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See also: Aboriginal history of Western Australia

Yellagonga (d. 1843) was a leader of the

Perth because of his wife Yingani's connections to that country.[1][2]

In 1843 the settler press reported that "the mild, amiable Yella-gonga acknowledged by the natives as the possessor of vast tracts of land between Perth and Fremantle, is no more. He fell from a rock on the river's bank, and was drowned".[3]

Heritage

Yellagonga Regional Park, around Lake Joondalup, was named after him.[4]

In 2018, Mia Yellagonga (Place of Yellagonga) was chosen as the name of the

Perth central business district.[5]

References

  1. The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal
    . 10 June 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  2. ISBN 9781742241623
    . Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Swan River". Port Phillip Gazette. 23 August 1843. p. 2.
  4. ^ "Yellagonga Regional Park". Explore Parks WA. Perth, WA: Department of Parks and Wildlife. 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Mia Yellagonga, Woodside's new home". Woodside. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2020.


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