Bangarang

Bangarang is another spelling of Pangerang, a people associated with the lower Goulburn River and the Murray country of south-eastern Australia. Their traditional lands extended along the Goulburn valley and westward to the Murray, covering areas east and west of Shepparton and reaching Kyabram, Toolamba and Violet Town. The name may describe a Yorta Yorta grouping rather than a wholly separate tribe, while Pangerang lands were estimated at about 2,600 square miles.

River, wetland and woodland foods shaped this country and its seasonal use. Clans had distinct identities and hunting practices: the Wongatpan were remembered for fishing, while the Towroonban were associated with opossum hunting. The collective social structure was understood as eight hordes, including groups such as the Moiraduban and Waningotbun.

The waterways and plains therefore carry both a long Indigenous geography and a documented history of dispossession.