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Native name
  
Matora Gooseberry

Citizenship
  
Australian

Full Name
  
Cora Gooseberry

Name
  
Cora Gooseberry

Cause of death
  
Natural causes

Died
  
July 30, 1852

Nationality
  
Australian


Cora Gooseberry Cora Gooseberry Barani

Body discovered
  
Sydney Arms Hotel, Castlereagh Street

Other names
  
Queen GooseberryLady Gooseberry

Cora Gooseberry (also known as Queen Gooseberry and Lady Bongary; c.1777 – 30 July 1852) was an Aboriginal Australian culture informant from the Murro-ore-dial people. In popular culture, she is often depicted smoking a pipe and wearing a scarf on her head. She received two breastplates, one of which was inscribed "Cora Gooseberry/ Freeman/ Bungaree / Queen of Sydney and Botany". It is held by the Mitchell Library.

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Early life

Cora Gooseberry was born Matora Gooseberry, her given Aboriginal Australian name, circa 1777.

Personal life

Cora Gooseberry was the daughter of Moorooboora (also known as Maroubra; circa 1758 to 1798), clan leader of the Murro-ore-dial (Pathway Place). Her husband was King Bungaree. She became widowed after Bungaree's death in 1830.

Death

On 30 July 1852, Cora Gooseberry was found dead at the Sydney Arms Hotel in Castlereagh Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. According to her coroner's verdict, she had died of natural causes. She was buried in the Presbyterian section of the Sandhills cemetery, but her tombstone was relocated shortly after. It is now located in Pioneers Cemetery, Botany.

References

Cora Gooseberry Wikipedia


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