Mullion the Eagle. The Wedgetail Eagle known in the Dreaming stories of some Aboriginal people as Mullion, is also a totem bird of the local Ngunnawal people.
Wirreanda has been a home for generations of indigenous Austalians for many thousands of years. Brooks Creek, Wirreanda Creek and Top Flat Creek provided sheltered areas and a ready supply of water for them to raise their families. Evidence of this habitation was found in numerous sites across Wirreanda. The most extensive evidence was found near the junction of Wirreanda Road and Top Flat Lane. Here our Archaeologists found numerous stone fragments that had been chipped off other pieces of stone to create tools.
To the untrained eye, these could be easily missed as really they are just chips of stone. But to a highly qualified archaeologist they are easily spotted.
It is highly likely the stone chips came from a significant Aboriginal quarry found on a nearby property - Millpost. The video below tells the story of the quarry and the image below gives you some idea of what these relics look like.
The good news is that the archaeology work we undertook before being granted a permit to build roads was extensive. In addition to two full surveys of every inch of the property, we carried out an excavation (dig), under the supervision of our archaeologist and with the assistance of the local Aboriginal communities. Artefacts were gathered, recorded and “returned to country” at an appropriate, undisclosed location where they are most unlikely to be disturbed.
Of course none of the building envelopes encroach on areas considered likely to have artefacts under the soil. There are no restrictions placed on owners, other than those that apply generally. You can build your houses, construct yards, shelters, plant trees and do all those things that you would want to do on your new rural property. Notwithstanding that, we believe it is worthwhile respectfully acknowledging the deep indigenous history that Wirreanda holds.