The Turrbal people were the original inhabitants of the north side of Brisbane and they provide an insight into how the ancient Aboriginal people lived off this land. The clan first sighted by the explorers Oxley and Cunningham in 1824 around the Breakfast Creek area. Everyday life for the Turrbal people consisted of hunting and gathering food like: fish (they fished from the sand wall at Nudgee Beach which now can still be seen today at low tide), eggs; meat; nuts; flowers and leaves and native fruit and vegetables. With all this they still had time for games and other social and spiritual activities like corroborees (which is a type of special Aboriginal ceremony). The clan was forced from their land by the European settlers and their numbers diminished. By 1900, most of the clan had been forced to move away to either reserves; missions or fringe camps outside Brisbane. In conclusion, the Turrbal people of Brisbane had a big impact in the history on the land that surrounds us today and even now we still pay respect to them through acknowledging then as the traditional custodians of this land.
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| Maroochy of The Turrbal People |
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