I'm wondering why you made Cook's voice sound so upper class. Cook was working class from Yorkshire. His Yorkshire accent was very heavy and almost rustic.
A plaque at Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve tells a different version of the story: Tibrogargan and his wife Beerwah had 9 children, from Coonowrin the eldest, down to the youngest, now known as Wild Horse Mountain. Because Beerwah was heavily pregnant, Tibrogargan asked Coonowrin to look after his brothers and sisters. But Coonowrin was easily distracted and wasn’t paying attention when a large wave swept the baby Wild Horse away. Fortunately, Tibrogargan saved his little son but he and Beerwah were sad about Coonowrin’s behaviour and cried tears that formed little creeks. When Coonowrin saw this he was so ashamed he decided to show his family that he could be a responsible grown-up. He went to the country of the Maroochy people to steal one of the women of that group. But Ninderry, the headman of the Maroochy people, was waiting for Coonowrin and attacked him with his mighty club. Coonowrin was lucky to escape with a crooked neck. Coonowrin’s family were impressed with his brave attempt, and welcomed back their young hero.
That version that is on the plaque at Mary Cairncross scenic reserve is from the Jinibura tribe and since Mary Cairncross park is in Jinibura country the council have posted that version there. The story I have told here is from the Gubbi Gubbi people. The Gubbi Gubbi people and the Jinibura people are neighbouring tribes with a common boundary running north south through the Glasshouse Mountains. That boundary was originally a walking track and when white man came on horseback they followed that same original path that later on became Old Gympie Road as we know it today. The Jinibura tribes traditional country is the western side and mainly includes the Blackall Ranges while the Gubbi Gubbi tribe are the traditional custodians of the eastern side taking in the coastal plains.
Thank you. I thought that might be the case. Thank you for the interesting background info. I find it interesting that Coonowrin and Coolum have some similarities, including the first part of their names, and they were both struck by Ninderry’s club (fatally in the case of Coolum) over disputes about women.
The name that the aborigines used is lost and forgotten, Wild horse is a modern day name we all use, The name wild horse came about because of the many wild brumbies that are still in the area left behind after a failed government farming scheme for returned world war 1 soldiers. After world war 1 the government gave plots of land about 20-40 acres in size to returned soldiers for the purpose of farming mainly tobacco and pineapples. Almost all of the returned soldiers found it too difficult to continue farming mainly because a lot of them were worn out from going to war beforehand. Most of them walked away from the land and abandoned everything such as horses and any buildings they built mainly bark hut type houses with earthen floors. The government then took back the abandoned farms and planted pine trees on the land now known as the Beerburrum forestry. However some of the soldiers stayed on the land and to this day the descendants of the original soldiers are still farming this land. That’s why you sometimes see farms in the middle of the forestry. In the old days most people planted a mango tree in the back yard, and if you drive around the Beerburrum forestry today you can still see these 100+ year old mango trees where once a returned soldier settled on his government granted land to try and make a go of it.
Thank you for sharing this amazing legend. Great respect to the Gabi Gabi people.
Beautiful story, beautiful mountains, beautifully shot and presented.
I'm wondering why you made Cook's voice sound so upper class. Cook was working class from Yorkshire. His Yorkshire accent was very heavy and almost rustic.
Exceptionally well presented It is lovely to see the ancient stories remembered and told Thank you for adding all the names too🥰👍
So wonderful to put the Legend out for all who would like to hear it. Thank you!
Great story! Great video.
Great story
Great video thank you. Respect to all the elders past and present.
Very interesting!
Oh damn, I've been saying Ngungun wrong all this time. Thanks for sharing the legend. Very cool.
Ah yes the “n” is silent, another one that has a lot of confusion around it is Beerwah pronounced Beer-war.
Cheers Shane.
@@shanefrizzo I also got the vowel sound wrong.
Thank you .
A plaque at Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve tells a different version of the story:
Tibrogargan and his wife Beerwah had 9 children, from Coonowrin the eldest, down to the youngest, now known as Wild Horse Mountain. Because Beerwah was heavily pregnant, Tibrogargan asked Coonowrin to look after his brothers and sisters. But Coonowrin was easily distracted and wasn’t paying attention when a large wave swept the baby Wild Horse away. Fortunately, Tibrogargan saved his little son but he and Beerwah were sad about Coonowrin’s behaviour and cried tears that formed little creeks.
When Coonowrin saw this he was so ashamed he decided to show his family that he could be a responsible grown-up. He went to the country of the Maroochy people to steal one of the women of that group. But Ninderry, the headman of the Maroochy people, was waiting for Coonowrin and attacked him with his mighty club. Coonowrin was lucky to escape with a crooked neck.
Coonowrin’s family were impressed with his brave attempt, and welcomed back their young hero.
That version that is on the plaque at Mary Cairncross scenic reserve is from the Jinibura tribe and since Mary Cairncross park is in Jinibura country the council have posted that version there.
The story I have told here is from the Gubbi Gubbi people.
The Gubbi Gubbi people and the Jinibura people are neighbouring tribes with a common boundary running north south through the Glasshouse Mountains. That boundary was originally a walking track and when white man came on horseback they followed that same original path that later on became Old Gympie Road as we know it today.
The Jinibura tribes traditional country is the western side and mainly includes the Blackall Ranges while the Gubbi Gubbi tribe are the traditional custodians of the eastern side taking in the coastal plains.
Thank you. I thought that might be the case. Thank you for the interesting background info. I find it interesting that Coonowrin and Coolum have some similarities, including the first part of their names, and they were both struck by Ninderry’s club (fatally in the case of Coolum) over disputes about women.
Really imaging
Love this my big bra (-🖤-)
Wild horse?? There were no horse's
The name that the aborigines used is lost and forgotten, Wild horse is a modern day name we all use, The name wild horse came about because of the many wild brumbies that are still in the area left behind after a failed government farming scheme for returned world war 1 soldiers.
After world war 1 the government gave plots of land about 20-40 acres in size to returned soldiers for the purpose of farming mainly tobacco and pineapples. Almost all of the returned soldiers found it too difficult to continue farming mainly because a lot of them were worn out from going to war beforehand.
Most of them walked away from the land and abandoned everything such as horses and any buildings they built mainly bark hut type houses with earthen floors.
The government then took back the abandoned farms and planted pine trees on the land now known as the Beerburrum forestry.
However some of the soldiers stayed on the land and to this day the descendants of the original soldiers are still farming this land. That’s why you sometimes see farms in the middle of the forestry.
In the old days most people planted a mango tree in the back yard, and if you drive around the Beerburrum forestry today you can still see these 100+ year old mango trees where once a returned soldier settled on his government granted land to try and make a go of it.
@@shanefrizzo now there a few strawberry farm's and pineapple farms around there. Pity there's no Brumbies now 🙂
@@datwistyman the brumbies are still there, concentrated mainly around wild horse mountain.
Not too sure the point of having Legends like this, I mean, they're obviously not true