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Minjungbal Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Bundjalung, Minjungbul, NSW, QLD, Byron Bay, Tweed Valley, Gold Coast, ... |
 | | It was named by Captain James Cook in 1770, as a warning to other seafarers, of the numerous treacherous reefs along this coast. |
 | | He did not know that the Bundjalung people for many miles around called the mountain Wollumbin, and that it was an important sacred site*, as their lives and religion were strongly linked to the land. |
 | | The wounds they received in battles can be seen as scars on the side of the mountain and the thunder and lightning are the effects of their battles. |
| www.bigvolcano.com.au /stories/minjung/aborigin.htm (701 words) |
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