PUGHS LAGOON AUDIO WALK : 11 Stories from the RIver Dyarubbin

Listen to stories of Dyarubbin / The Hawkesbury River at Marrang Ngurra / Richmond and original music and song they have inspired as you walk along Pughs Lagoon, Old Kurrajong Rd, Richmond, NSW, Australia...or from the comfort of wherever you are. Dharug students Josh and Beau Quinn are our guides as we learn about Waradya / the lagoons and wetlands of Dyarubbin’s floodplains, their significance to the Dharug people, their importance to the ecosystem and how the river has moved across the ancient floodplain terrace of Marrang Ngurra / Richmond. We look out for water birds, hear stories of Dharug medicine, early settlers, Gudugulung / fresh water turtles, flooding and two ways of farming. We hear of Dharug matriarch Maria Locke who was born here during the time of early colonisation and frontier violence, the survival of Dharug culture and the revival of Dharug language. We hear about the river and lagoons as providers of water and repository of waste and the effect of the pollutant PFAS, fire fighting foam in wastewater and across the floodplain. Headphones recommended for the best listening experience. DIRECTIONS: Starting at the sign beside the Pughs Lagoon Reserve Carpark on Old Kurrajong Rd, Richmond, we walk south along the western lagoon to the end of the reserve, then head back along the eastern lagoon, crossing the road and walking right through to the far end of Smith Park then crossing Francis St and returning along the lagoon opposite. GUSETS: (in order of appearance) Grace Karskens, Emeritus Professor of History at UNSW and author of “People of the River" Leanne Mulgo Watson, Dharug artist Mark Fuller, Bird Watcher, Avianation, Cumberland Bird Observers Kirstie Fryirs, Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University Dr Michelle Ryan, Lecturer Ecology and Environmental Science, Western Sydney University and Hawkesbury Nepean Waterkeeper Jasmine Seymour, Dharug artist, writer and educator Jan Barkley-Jack, Historian and author of "Hawkesbury Settlement Revealed” Erin Wilkins, Dharug educator Arthur Parkes, Richmond Lowlands Farmer, from an archival interview recorded by historian Sue Rosen, author of “Losing Ground: An environmental history of the Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment” in 1992 Dr Jason Reynolds, Senior Lecturer in the School of Science, Western Sydney University Hon. Kevin Rozzoli, Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 1973-2003, representing the Hawkesbury Rhiannon Wright, Dharug educator with Aboriginal children from Windsor South Public School ARTWORK: Marri Badu Muru {Big Water Path) © Leanne Mulgo Watson 2022 MUSIC:

“11 Stories from the River Dyarubbin” © Oonagh Sherrard, with Dharug songs © Jasmine Seymour and © Stacy Jane Etal. Musicians: Dimitri Vouros: Clarinet, Gary Daley: piano accordion, Jess Ciampa: percussion, Jasmine Seymour and Stacy Jane Etal: vocals, Oonagh Sherrard : guitar/cello/piano/programming

ABOUT: 11 Stories From the River Dyarubbin is 11 audio walks along Dyarubbin - stories of the rivers history, ecology, geology & people at the places they happened. A collaborative public art work led by composer/ producer Oonagh Sherrard with Hawkesbury Regional Museum, Darug Custodian Aboriginal Corporation, WSU Sustainable Futures and Hawkesbury Historical Society. Created with support from the NSW Government through Create NSW, Museums and Galleries NSW and assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its Arts funding and advisory body. FURTHER INFORMATION: ⁠https://www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/museum/historical-walks/11-stories-from-the-river-dyarubbin⁠

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