| Description |
278 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, 1 map, portraits ; 25 cm |
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regular print |
| Summary |
Pages 10-12 deals with the Woiwurrung people of the Mel,ton area, their early tradinmg patterns and the eventual arrival of European colonies. Evidence of middens around the Werribee Creek area. Decimation of the Aboriginal people by destruction of food sources and disease.Violence bewteen settler and Aboriginal people. The last corroboree was said to have occurred at Melton in 1863 |
| Notes |
Available from The Secretary, Melton Shire Council, P.O. Box 21, Melton, Vic. 3337 |
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Includes index |
| Subject |
Melton (Vic. : Shire) -- History
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Melton (Vic. : Shire) -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Melton Region (Vic.) -- History
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| Author |
Melton (Vic. : Shire). Council
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| ISBN |
0958944601 |
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095894461X (paperback) |
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0958944628 (limited edition) |
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