Cora Gooseberry (also known as Queen Gooseberry and Lady Bongary; 1777 – 30 July 1852) was an

Aboriginal Australia The prehistory of Australia is the period between the first human habitation of the Australian continent and the colonisation of Australia in 1788, which marks the start of consistent written documentation of Australia. This period has been vari ...

n Murro-ore-dial woman and cultural knowledge keeper. 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 Bungaree, or Boongaree ( – 24 November 1830), was an Aboriginal Australian from the Guringai people of the Broken Bay north of Sydney, who was known as an explorer, entertainer, and Aboriginal community leader.Barani (2013)Significant Aborig ...

/ Queen of Sydney and Botany". It is held by the Mitchell Library.

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

. 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

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, Sydney,

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, 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 Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek w ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gooseberry, Cora 1770s births 1852 deaths Year of birth uncertain Indigenous Australian people Burials in New South Wales 19th-century Australian people 18th-century Australian women 19th-century Australian women