Willem Baa Nip
Willem Baa Nip (1836 – 1885) also known as King Billy, William Gore or Billy Wa-wha,[1][2] was a member of the Wadawurrung (Wathaurung).
Born in 1836 on the banks of a lagoon believed to be located in central Geelong near what is now Little Malop Street.[3]
In 1861 the Duneed Aboriginal Land Reserve of one acre was set aside for Wadawurrung balug tribe on Ghazeepore Road just south of Andersons Creek, Mount Duneed.[4]
Willem Baa Nip died on the 11 November 1885 of tuberculosis - 15 years after the last of his contemporaries Dan Dan Nook died of tuberculosis.[5][6]
He was the last surviving member of the Wadawarrung to witness colonisation.[7] His grave is in Geelong Western Cemetery.[8][9]
A mural of Willem Baa Nip is featured in Dennys Place, Central Geelong.[10]
A road constructed in 2015 in Armstrong Creek, Geelong was name Baanip Boulevard in recognition of him.[11]
References
- ^ "Family Notices". Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929). 1885-11-12. p. 2. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
- ^ "TOWN TALK". Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929). 1885-11-14. p. 2. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
- ^ "3214: North Shore Walk". City of Greater Geelong. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Frontier Conflict". Torquay Museum Without Walls. 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ^ "Family Notices". Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929). 1885-11-12. p. 2. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
- ^ Pascoe, Bruce (2007). Convincing Ground: Learning to Fall in Love with Your Country. Aboriginal Studies Press. ISBN 9780855755492.
- ^ "Geelong HERITAGE STRATEGY 2017 - 2021" (PDF). City of Greater Geelong. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Aboriginal 'King' in Telstra battle". Geelong Indy. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "william "King Billy" Gore". Find a Grave. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Geelong Civic and Cultural Precinct Heritage Walk".
- ^ "$90m Baanip Boulevard officially opens early". Geelong Advertiser. June 3, 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2018.