Wide Wednesday - Historical

Our traditional custodians of the land around where I live are the Wadjuk Noongar people. I can imagine that they lived around this lake at certain times of the year somewhere between 40,000 and 53,000 years ago and that really amazes me. I thought all those branches made a kind of strange curtain which allowed me to gaze back into the past. The viewing platform in the distance spoiled my daydreaming ;o)

Here are some historical facts about this area.

The Wadjuk Noongar people have lived in the Bayswater area for thousands of years, the remains of a campsite have been found at nearby Upper Swan which is believed to be between 40,000 and 53,000 years old, making it one of the oldest lands on earth.

The Noongar people were nomadic hunter-gatherers, moving frequently as they followed the seasons and food sources, at the time of European settlement, it is believed the Noongar people spoke 13 dialects. The Swan River holds special significance to the Noogar people as they believe that a Wagyl - a snakelike being from the Dreamtime, meandered over the land creating the rivers.

Noongar can also be spelt Nyungar, Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, Nyugah and Yunga. The Noongar people occupied the entire South West region of Western Australia, from Geraldton to Esperance. Noongar country refers to 14 different groups that occupied seven territories.

The news of many more people in our industry is getting worse by the day. Lots of small business’s have folded up already and a couple of big ones too as they cant see that they will survive the onslaught that is to come. Its sad and disheartening and hard to fathom that things are changing dramatically right before our eyes!! Only a handful of customers came through today and each had their own story none of which were in a positive vein. We are hoping that we will scrape through but not knowing how long this will last makes it hard to predict what will happen, strange days indeed!!

Thanks to Steveng for hosting WW.