Well i mean - Yagan Square is almost complete; its good and will do wonders for the CBD - Northbridge connection. But if you didnt know, Yagan was a local Noongar leader and resistance fighter who refused to acknowledge the assumed authority of the white settlers. My kind of man. You all know how these early settler stories end - if not read on - its not so 'yay'
We had a small but proud part to play in the Market Hall with the local Maylands bee-loving legends Honey Im Home Produce - www.honeyimhome.com.au . Hit them up when it opens - they are local beekeepers and passionate about the health of bees in the State.
We all know honey tastes good and has several health boosting properties. You may also know its very good at treating open wounds. Aboriginal people would smear native bees honey on open wounds to prevent swelling and bacterial infections. Unfortunately this method would not have helped Yagan after he was shot by settlers and as noted in Green's 'Broken Spears' book his "head brutally hacked from his body, was wedged into a hollow tree stump and slowly preserved in the smoke of gum leaves. After several months the lank hair was combed, a band of possum fur string was wrapped around the forehead and a pair of red and black cockatoo feathers added for effect’. Yagan's head was then taken to England aboard the Cornwallis in September 1833 to be held at the Liverpool Museum. ..... long may his story be remembered.
