River Heart Parklands Stage 2 Cultural Interpretive signage, 2021 - Vaaara sign post

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TitleRiver Heart Parklands Stage 2 Cultural Interpretive signage, 2021 - Vaaara sign postDate Created28 May 2021PhotographerTina LongfordAcknowledgementIpswich City Council, Environment & Sustainability Branch, Infrastructure and Environment Department

Location

StreetBremer StreetSuburbIpswichCity & StateIpswich, QueenslandCountryAustraliaGeo Coordinates^[1]

Description

DescriptionCulture Heritage sign along River Heart Parklands and in Bob Gamble Park.

Plaque Wording:

Indigenous Culture
The traditional owners that encompass the Ipswich region are the Yagara People, consisting of the Jagera, Yuggera and Ugarapul Clans. The Yagara People occupied the region for thousands of years prior to European settlement. The Bremer River catchment, with its Tea-tree forest and connection to the Brisbane River provided plentiful fresh water and food. The catchment and river system along its banks and escarpment yielded yams, black beans and wild figs, all of which still grow along the creeks today.

The oral history of the traditional owners tell of healing sites along the Bremer River, and in particular one specific native tree along the Bremer River catchment area called the Swamp Tea-tree plant (Melaleuca irbyana) was used for medicinal purposes. The Swamp Tea-tree is an endangered and rare native plant only found in restricted areas of South East Queensland, specifically populated to the Bremer River. Historically, the traditional owners capitalized on the antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties of the oil and plant as a whole. The Swamp Tea-Tree leaves were ground by stone and infused in water to treat coughs, colds, sore throats, alleviate headache and other ailments. The leaves were also ground up to a moist mass and patted onto wounds. The bark was used to hold and bind the antiseptic ingredients in place to heal.

Additionally, the Swamp Tea-tree is also the home of the ghost moths (Hepialidae) larvae. The traditional owners call the larvae a Jebbim, however, the common name is Witchetty grub. The ghost moths' larvae are high in protein and provided a staple diet.

Connections

PlacesBremer RiverRiver Heart Parkland Cultural ConnectionsTaxonomy21st Century | 2010s | 2016

Subjects

SubjectsFirst Nations PeopleAboriginal heritage sitesParksInterpretive SignageUgarapul PeopleYuggera PeopleYagara PeopleJagera People

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