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Yass - is a corruption of an Aboriginal word ‘yarr’ which is a sign of delight or pleasure. Arthur J.Vogan says - ‘Yar’ means what may be translated ‘very’ - we have it very, plenty, many deep, and along the South Coast of N.S.W. yarrabunge go away quickly yarramau quick man, home yaraconie deep water, plenty of fish yarranda a large stream yarrandi large bat, oppossum Wanyahbilla-Wanyandilli Where isthefirestick?
Notebook 9, pp.9-11 Captain Brooks (Aboriginal) a wee little white-haired man in the fifties, totally blind, led about by his tribe, a cannibal who talked of the fresh and salty nature of human flesh according to the nature of climate and colour of the skin. He declared that he knew Captain Phillip having met him on his landing in 1788. Captain Brooks met a sad end - he was left alone in the camp which caught fire in the absence of the tribe and he was burnt to death. If the mysterious disappearance of Huon was known to the blacks they called on Captain Brooks. George Brown of the lllawarra Hotel, Dapto: The ethnic age has passed away The primal race is with the dead and, Troitauts of yesterday The White Invaders rule instead. Old terrible Billy Graham and James Graham his son were very cruel to the blacks - the blacks afterwards hated Scotchmen. The power of teaching could make the blacks believe that the McGill’s were Scotch. The blacks would say "too kind to us to be Scotch". The Waugh and Dymock families were also kind to the blacks. Old Young’s house is built on the site of the old road. ‘Sam Tuckamboy’, Jos, Charlie, Clara, were Bbumb walkers and gooseberry gatherers. Unfortunately we have lost the names of the old blacks. Jos was fond of shooting and was most expert in the management and care of a good fowling piece. Old Mickey Nunamah was not a tribe man - he belongs to the above class who wandered about among the white settlers. King Bunginong was according to William Warren Jenkins Chief of the lllawarra Lake tribe in 1816. At Dapto the late John Brown had two blackmen in his employ for many years, brothers. Puss - a splendid type of manhood, and Unddito Undelite, was known as Parramatta Joe. Evidently adopted by his late father.