Miryyal meaning the Creator in Dhurga is the index and transcription of church records of the Budawang Aboriginal Tribe. Dhurga is the Aboriginal language spoken from Jervis Bay area to Wallaga Lake. Whilst Yuin is the name referred to for the Aboriginal Tribal group occupying the coastal area between Jervis Bay and Twofold Bay. The indexes have been prepared by local historian Cathy Dunn and cover the years 1848 - 1930. Included are the church records from Milton/Ulladulla, Moruya and others. There are also references to the Walbanga tribe who also part of the Yuin tribal group.

The Budawang tribe were the Aboriginals to be sighted by Captain Cook in 1770, on Koorbrua beach at Murramarang. The tribal area of Budawang is from Conjola in the north, Lake George in the West and the Moruya (Deua) River in the south.

There are of course other aboriginal birth, death and marriages in the civil records, however church records tend to be overlooked as a resource for family history research. All the church records have been crossed referenced with the civic registrations of events of birth, death and marriages.The use of totem names are rare in the church records, however they were occasionally used to record the baptism of an Aboriginal adult.

In accordance with traditional laws often followed by Indigenous communities in Australia the mentioning of and photographs of deceased people may offend. Please note in the indexes there is mention of Aboriginal people who are deceased.

Amongst other primary civil records referring to Aboriginals one can also use Electoral Rolls and Census although these are by no means a true and complete record. They are still a good source for those researching their Aboriginal heritage. Some Aboriginal families featured in these are: Beattie, Billyboy, Brown, Butler, Carriage, Cooley, Dashwood, Evans, Hunt, Kerry, Lacey, Nicholson, Nyberg, Nye, Stewart, Wilson. Many of these family names appear in Miryyal.

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Budawang Aboriginals - Miryyal

Miryyal - Budawang Aboriginal references in Church records. The indexes cover the years 1848 - 1930. Included are the church records extracts from Milton/Ulladulla, Moruya and others along with references to Walbanga tribal members and others from the Yuin group. Web Index - is back in print 16 June 2007 - email enquiries - online orders

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