People
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The Wurundjeri-willam clan, a large clan of Woiwurrung speaking Aboriginal people was divided into 3 smaller...
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From what is known of his life, Edward Peacock with his wife by his side, devoted himself to the education of...
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In May of 1848 the Merri Creek School was set to close, but it received an injection of government funding,...
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On the Kings Birthday holiday, Monday 12 June 1944, Doug Nicholls led a team of NSW Aboriginal footballers...
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Pastor Doug Nicholls was born in Cummeragunja NSW in 1906. His elder sister Hilda was taken from the family...
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Simon Wonga was the son of Billibellary, headman of theWurundjeri-willam in the 1840s. As a child Wonga was...
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In July 1861 Thomas Bungelleen, a 15 year old Aboriginal, ran away from Merri Ville Lodge, West Northcote...
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William Cooper was an early champion of advocating Aboriginal representation in Parliament. Born in 1861,...
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William Thomas was born in Westminster, England, to Welsh Parents in 1793. He had been a school principal in...
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White settlers knew the Wurundjeri as the ‘Yarra’ tribe. They were closely associated with the Yarra River...
