| Collation: |
ix, 90 p. : illustrated, portraits, facsimiles, maps, notes, bibliography, index, pbk ; 27 cm. |
| Summary: |
Study area : physical geography, land use history prior to 1842, present land use and previous investigations -- Aboriginal associations: ethnography and land tenure, archaeological background, pre-contact life and culture -- Historical background : Yarra Aboriginal Village Mission, Native Police Corps, 1837, 1838, Port Phillip Aboriginal Protectorate, 1838-1849 : the assistant protectors: their first months; Western Port District of the Aborigina Protectorate: William Thomas, Assistant Protector, the Yarra River at Melbourne, Arthur's seat, Narre Narre Warren, Merri Creek Native Police paddocks and headquarters -- Merri Creek Protectorate Station : historical sources, site selection for the Merri Creek Protectorate Station, buildings and structural features; Edward Peacock, schoolmaster 1/12/1845 - 31/5/1848 : attendance and the movement of pupils, departure of Edward Peacock; Francis Edgar, schoolmaster 1/7/1848-31/1/1851: attendance and the movements of pupils, cultivation and industry, "Black Boys Bridge" and the 1850 flood; closure of Merri Creek Aboriginal School -- After the protectorate.
The story of an area that marks one of the most important post-contact places in Melbourne and which is of great significance to Victorian Aboriginal people, particularly the Wurundjeri Aboriginal community.
At this site was located the Merri Creek Aboriginal School, the Merri Creek Protectorate Station, The Native Police Corps Headquarters and associated Aboriginal burials. |
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