Oodgeroo Tribe Research Paper

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Long ago in the Dreamtime here were two tribes. They had been battling for many years and were fighting over the fertile lands next to the water where the food was good. As the lands in the west became bare both tribes went looking for food. They both arrived in what is now Illawarra. The Oodgeroo Tribe claimed that it was their land while the Noonuccal tribe said that they were there first.

There was a big battle between the tw

The Oodgeroo Tribe lost by getting hit with rocks and being forced back to the sandy edges of the land before they were hit with the water behind turning them into water and the Noonuccal tribe reigned in victory. After the battle was over the water was filled to a new height and the mountains became higher and

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