▁to ▁easily ▁march ▁to ▁the ▁work ▁site ▁and ▁back ▁ 5 ▁miles ▁( 8   km ) ▁a ▁day , ▁taking ▁about ▁an ▁hour ▁each ▁way . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁European ▁settlement ▁the ▁G oul burn ▁Pla ins ▁and ▁the ▁W oll ond illy ▁River ▁provided ▁native ▁game ▁and ▁fish ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁Ab original ▁pe op les , ▁including ▁the ▁Mul ware e , ▁Tar lo , ▁Bur ra ▁Bur ra , ▁W oll ond illy , ▁Wir adj uri , ▁G und ung ur ra , ▁D har ru k , ▁Th ar aw al , ▁L ach lan , ▁P aj ong , ▁Par ram ar rag oo , ▁Cook mal ▁and ▁G n un aw al . ▁The ▁G oul burn ▁region ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁meeting ▁place ▁rather ▁than ▁being ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁just ▁one ▁group ▁of ▁people . ▁Ev idence ▁remains ▁of ▁sites ▁where ▁stone ▁tools ▁were ▁made ▁and ▁great ▁cor rob ore es ▁were ▁held ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁Some ▁known ▁significant ▁sites ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁include ▁areas ▁around ▁the ▁W oll ond illy ▁River ▁and ▁Mul ware e ▁Fl ats . ▁ ▁The ▁G oul burn ▁Pla ins ▁area ▁was ▁first ▁sight ed ▁by ▁Europe ans ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁Hamilton ▁H ume , ▁James ▁Me e han ▁and ▁an ▁expl or atory ▁party ▁travers ed ▁and ▁named ▁the ▁pla ins . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 9 ▁Governor