Frontier War Stories – Joshua Water and Dr Mark Copland – Battle of Meewah Commemoration
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In episode Twenty Five of Frontier War Stories Gamilaraay man Joshua Waters and Dr Mark Copland both from the Friends of Multuggerah yarn with host Boe about The Battle of Meewah. On the 12-13th September 1843, eagle chief warrior of the Jaggera tribe, Multuggerah, and the surrounding allied tribes led the masterful resistance now known as The Battle of Meewah (One Tree Hill)
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