Woman's History Month...2023. Post 30. Daglish Granny (Noongar Elder)
This month is Women's History Month. I have decided to repost the stories of many of the wonderful women from Subiaco I have come across.
Daglish Granny (Noongar Elder)
I went looking for information on a Noongar Elder Daglish Granny after seeing her name in a document called 'City of Subiaco Thematic History and Framework', prepared for the City of Subiaco by Kristy Bizzaca in 2014.
From the document...
"...The history has been divided eight sections with each chapter/section marking an important stage in the progress of Subiaco. In addition to providing a summary of local events and activities during these years, key factors, stories, themes and characteristics have been determined for each context.
The first section identifies Aboriginal Histories of the area such as the water ways, gathering places of pre-history throughout dispossession, assimilation, institutionalisation and, most recently, reconciliation of the Post European History Period..."
Under the heading of 'Aboriginal Histories Prep and Post European History Period and People' included three People Nyungar, Yellagonga and Granny Daglish.
"...At Jolimont Swamp (Mabel Talbot Park), freshwater spring located to the south-west lake was the permanent camp of Mrs Clara Layland, known to the Nyungars as 'Daglish Granny', a Nyungar Elder and custodian of the knowledge. Up until the mid twentieth century, other Aboriginal people also stayed in this area because of the close proximity to water and food supply, and perhaps to listen to the stories of Daglish Granny...'
