Barangaroo

Who was Barangaroo?

Barangaroo was the second wife of Bennelong, who was interlocutor between the Aboriginal people and the early British colonists in New South Wales. Barangaroo was a member of the Cammeray clan. While Bennelong spent considerable time in the British settlement in Sydney, Barangaroo maintained her way of life with her people.

She had two children prior to being Bennelong's wife, both of whom died. She had a baby girl Dilboong while she was Bennelong's wife. The baby only survived for a few months. Barangaroo died in 1791 and was buried in Governor Phillip's garden, in the area of the present day Circular Quay.