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Birpai NationPrint Page 
Photographs supplied by Peter F Williams
The plaque commemorates the traditional ancestors of the Birpai Nation. The Birpai people occupied the area prior to European settlement in 1821.
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Location
| Address: | Horton Street, Town Green , Port Macquarie, 2444 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -31.428464 Long: 152.908157 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
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| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Indigenous |
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Front Inscription
In memory of the Traditional Ancestors of Birpai
Nation. Here beneath lie the remains of Birpai people
dated approx 1850 years old
The Birpai numbered over 6000 in
population prior to the European settlement of Port
Macquarie in 1821 Birpai Tribal boundaries include all of
the Hastings district Wauchope Port Macquarie and the
Camden Haven The discovery is evidence of the
Aboriginal occupation of the area before contact
with British colonisation
Birpai Local Aboriginal Land Council
and local Aboriginal Elders
Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MAMonument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
