The Sunshine Coast Back Story

The Glass House Mountains are a curious group of volcanic crags rising up from the coastal plain about 20km north of Caboolture. Aboriginal legend talks of these rocky peaks as belonging to a family of Mountain Spirits. The Story is called The Weeping Mountain and his Wayward Son.

It has long been believed that the Mountain Spirits are ruled by the father of all tribes, Tibrogargan and his wife, Beerwah. Their children include Coonowrin, the oldest, Tunbubudla and Coochin, twins, as well as Ngungun, Tibberoowuccum, Miketeebumulgrai and Elimbah.

The tale is said that Tibrogargan was looking to the coast and saw that the sea level was rising. He was afraid because Beerwah was near the water. He was also worried about his children, but couldn\’t save all of them. In this case, he called to Coonowrin, the eldest to help him mother. While Tibrogargan collected the rest of his children, he glanced back to see if Coonowrin had brought his mother to safety. Shockingly, Coonowrin had run away and left his mother. Tibrogargan was so angry that he picked up his club and hit Coonowrin, dislocating his neck.

When the flood went down, the family could go back home. When his siblings saw his crooked neck, Coonowrins felt ashamed from their teasing. He went to his father to ask for his forgiveness. His father wept large tears of despair, asking why he didn\’t help his own mother. The son responded that she was bigger than them all and should have been able to take care of herself. What he did not know what that she was very pregnant. The siblings all began to weep, forming many streams reaching to the sea.

Because the law of the tribe said that he could not forgive his son, Tibrogargan had to turn his back forever on his eldest. Now, Coonowring hangs his crooked neck and cries while Tibrogargan faces away towards the water. Beerwah is still pregnant.

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