Barangaroo (c. 1750 – c. 1791) was an Aboriginal Australian woman best known for her interactions with the British colony of New South Wales during the first years of the European colonisation of Australia.
A member of the Cammeraygal clan, she was the wife of Bennelong, who served as a prominent interlocutor between local Aboriginal people and the colonists.
[2] Barangaroo had a traditional cremation ceremony with her fishing gear, and her ashes were scattered by Bennelong around Governor Arthur Phillip's garden, located in the modern-day Circular Quay.
[4][5][6] A 22-hectare (54-acre) suburban area at Sydney's east Darling Harbour, not located in her traditional lands, was officially named in her honour in October 2006.
[7][8][9][10][11] The site was formerly a dockland precinct, once known as The Hungry Mile, used for shipping, and has since been redeveloped into commercial office spaces, residences, a casino, hotel, and parklands.