An extensive midden at this site was excavated by Vincent Megaw in the 1960s, where a large number of fish hooks and spear barbs were found. The Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology owns four spears out of forty taken from a settlement at this site. This place’s first European name was “Sting Ray Harbour”. Lieutenant Zachary Hicks noted to his superior at this location that, having made attempts at exchange (15[1])with one group, “all they seem’d to want (15[1])was for us to be gone”. When (15[2])one explorer landed at this location, they were initially opposed by two warriors from the (*) Gweagal (“GWI-agal”) clan of the Dharawal people. Named for “the great quantity of plants Mr. Banks and Dr. Solander found in this place”, by Captain Cook, for 10 points, name this bay in Sydney, “the birthplace of Modern Australia”. ■END■