. . . . . . . . . "3854823"^^ . . . . . . . . "55748"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "In Australian Aboriginal mythology of the Bundjalung, an area known as \"the land of the three rivers, \"the Dirawong, an unseen spiritual creature also known as the goanna spirit, is one of the Creator Beings of the Bundjalung, that 1) Protects 2) Guards, 3) Battles the Rainbow Snake, 4) Helps the people with, Aboriginal astronomy, body designs, bullroarers, bush cosmetics, bush foods, bush medicines, cave paintings & designs made on trees, ceremonial headgear, ceremonial poles, cultural lore, dances, dreaming's, games, geographical locations, how people are required to behave in their communities, initiations, laws of community, paintings, rock art, rock engravings, rules for social behaviour, sacred chants, sacred earth mounds, sacred ground paintings, songlines, songs, stone artifacts, stone objects, stories, structures of society, symbols, technologies, the ceremonies performed in order to ensure continuity of life & land, values, wooden articles, wooden sacred objects, & the beliefs, values, rules & practices concerning the peoples relationship to the land & water of Widje tribal territory within Bundjalung country. The Dirawong is known as a benevolent protector of its people (in the Bundjalung nation) from the Rainbow Snake (also known as the 'Snake' or 'Rainbow Serpent') The Dirawong (goanna) is also associated with rain and there is a rain cave on Goanna Headland where the Elders of the Bundjalung Nation people went in the old days to organise ceremonies for rain Many, archaeological places have been located on Goanna Headland"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1118039838"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "2020-02-29"^^ . . . . . . "Dirawong"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "In Australian Aboriginal mythology of the Bundjalung, an area known as \"the land of the three rivers, \"the Dirawong, an unseen spiritual creature also known as the goanna spirit, is one of the Creator Beings of the Bundjalung, that 1) Protects 2) Guards, 3) Battles the Rainbow Snake, 4) Helps the people with, The Dirawong is known as a benevolent protector of its people (in the Bundjalung nation) from the Rainbow Snake (also known as the 'Snake' or 'Rainbow Serpent') Many, archaeological places have been located on Goanna Headland"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .