Coranderrk Aboriginal Station
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Coranderrk Aboriginal Station was a 19th-century Aboriginal reserve in Victoria, Australia, that became a significant site of Wurundjeri community life, activism, and resistance to colonial policies.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aboriginal reserve
ⓘ
historical place ⓘ |
| alsoInhabitedBy | Kulin nations people ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Victorian Aboriginal protection legislation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Barak NERFINISHED ⓘ Wurundjeri elders ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important site of Wurundjeri cultural continuity
ⓘ
symbol of Aboriginal resistance in Victoria ⓘ |
| economicActivities |
agriculture
ⓘ
dairy farming ⓘ hop growing ⓘ |
| established | 1863 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Board for the Protection of Aborigines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
Aboriginal reserve
ⓘ
mission-style settlement ⓘ |
| governedUnder | Aboriginal protection policies of colonial Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized as a site of state heritage significance ⓘ |
| historicalTheme |
Aboriginal self-governance efforts
ⓘ
colonial dispossession ⓘ government control of Aboriginal lives ⓘ |
| knownFor |
campaigns for land rights
ⓘ
campaigns for self-determination ⓘ petitions to the Victorian government ⓘ |
| languageGroupAssociated | Woiwurrung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterUse | partly incorporated into Healesville Sanctuary area ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Healesville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Yarra River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Coranderrk (native Christmas bush) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 19th century ⓘ |
| primaryInhabitants | Wurundjeri people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Kulin nation territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | precedent for later Aboriginal rights movements in Victoria ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Aboriginal activism
ⓘ
Wurundjeri community life ⓘ resistance to colonial policies ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Coranderrk Inquiry (Victorian parliamentary inquiries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfGreatestActivity | late 19th century ⓘ |
| traditionalCountryOf | Wurundjeri people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfCommunity | settled agricultural Aboriginal community ⓘ |
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