Ngurangaeta of the Wurundjeri-willam people.
AKA Wonga Wonga
Son of Billibellary and Unknown.
He was joined three times, the last wife being Marie.
Accompanied William Barak in May 1863 to the Exhibition Building at Melbourne, Victoria. They presented gifts to the Governor of Victoria, to be forwarded to the newly married Prince of Wales.
This is the first meeting like this I have ever seen. I am very glad this night. When I was camping about in every place I never got any meeting like this. Mr. Green spoke to me a long time ago. He told me not to walk about any more. I kept his word. Mr. Green told me plenty of good words from the Bible, and they made me very glad. Mr. Hamilton spoke to me at Woori-Yaloak, and made me to know more. I now know plenty of good words from the Bible. I am very glad. Mr. Green and all the Yarra blacks and me went through the mountain. We had no bread for four or five days. We did all this to let you (Goulburn blacks) know about the good word. Now you have all come to the Yarra, I am glad. You now know plenty. Do not go away any more, else you will lose it again. This is better than
drinking. We are all glad this night. This is good.
Simon Wonga, Wurundjeri leader,
Illustrated Australian News, 25 August 1865: 13.
AKA Wonga Wonga
Son of Billibellary and Unknown.
He was joined three times, the last wife being Marie.
Accompanied William Barak in May 1863 to the Exhibition Building at Melbourne, Victoria. They presented gifts to the Governor of Victoria, to be forwarded to the newly married Prince of Wales.
This is the first meeting like this I have ever seen. I am very glad this night. When I was camping about in every place I never got any meeting like this. Mr. Green spoke to me a long time ago. He told me not to walk about any more. I kept his word. Mr. Green told me plenty of good words from the Bible, and they made me very glad. Mr. Hamilton spoke to me at Woori-Yaloak, and made me to know more. I now know plenty of good words from the Bible. I am very glad. Mr. Green and all the Yarra blacks and me went through the mountain. We had no bread for four or five days. We did all this to let you (Goulburn blacks) know about the good word. Now you have all come to the Yarra, I am glad. You now know plenty. Do not go away any more, else you will lose it again. This is better than
drinking. We are all glad this night. This is good.
Simon Wonga, Wurundjeri leader,
Illustrated Australian News, 25 August 1865: 13.
Ngurangaeta of the Wurundjeri-willam people.
AKA Wonga Wonga
Son of Billibellary and Unknown.
He was joined three times, the last wife being Marie.
Accompanied William Barak in May 1863 to the Exhibition Building at Melbourne, Victoria. They presented gifts to the Governor of Victoria, to be forwarded to the newly married Prince of Wales.
This is the first meeting like this I have ever seen. I am very glad this night. When I was camping about in every place I never got any meeting like this. Mr. Green spoke to me a long time ago. He told me not to walk about any more. I kept his word. Mr. Green told me plenty of good words from the Bible, and they made me very glad. Mr. Hamilton spoke to me at Woori-Yaloak, and made me to know more. I now know plenty of good words from the Bible. I am very glad. Mr. Green and all the Yarra blacks and me went through the mountain. We had no bread for four or five days. We did all this to let you (Goulburn blacks) know about the good word. Now you have all come to the Yarra, I am glad. You now know plenty. Do not go away any more, else you will lose it again. This is better than
drinking. We are all glad this night. This is good.
Simon Wonga, Wurundjeri leader,
Illustrated Australian News, 25 August 1865: 13.
AKA Wonga Wonga
Son of Billibellary and Unknown.
He was joined three times, the last wife being Marie.
Accompanied William Barak in May 1863 to the Exhibition Building at Melbourne, Victoria. They presented gifts to the Governor of Victoria, to be forwarded to the newly married Prince of Wales.
This is the first meeting like this I have ever seen. I am very glad this night. When I was camping about in every place I never got any meeting like this. Mr. Green spoke to me a long time ago. He told me not to walk about any more. I kept his word. Mr. Green told me plenty of good words from the Bible, and they made me very glad. Mr. Hamilton spoke to me at Woori-Yaloak, and made me to know more. I now know plenty of good words from the Bible. I am very glad. Mr. Green and all the Yarra blacks and me went through the mountain. We had no bread for four or five days. We did all this to let you (Goulburn blacks) know about the good word. Now you have all come to the Yarra, I am glad. You now know plenty. Do not go away any more, else you will lose it again. This is better than
drinking. We are all glad this night. This is good.
Simon Wonga, Wurundjeri leader,
Illustrated Australian News, 25 August 1865: 13.
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