Boorong Boorong i(15289054 works by) (a.k.a. Abaroo; Booroong; Booron; Aborough; Aboren; Araboo)
Born: Established: ca. 1775 Parramatta area, Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Dharug (Boorooberongal)
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BiographyHistory

Boorong was the daughter of Maugoran, a Burrumattagal elder, and Goorooberra, whose name means “firestick”. She was born in the Parramatta area in the 1770s and was about 12 when the Europeans arrived. Boorong was Bennelong's third wife. (Meredith Lake : 'Why we should remember Boorong, Bennelong’s third wife, who is buried beside him', The Conversation : November 22, 2018)

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