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A dead red gum tree approximately 8 metres high which was an Aboriginal canoe tree, has a plaque on a cement block, and is preserved as a memorial to the Wurrunjerri [Wurundjerri] Tribe of Aborigines who roamed the district prior to the advent of Europeans.
The Wurundjeri are a people of the Indigenous Australian nation of the Woiwurrung language group, in the Kulin alliance, who occupy the Birrarung Valley, its tributaries and the present location of Melbourne, Australia.
Location
Address: | Summit Drive, Private reserve behind houses, Eaglemont, 3084 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.767967 Long: 145.064177 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | Culture |
Sub-Theme: | Indigenous |
Dedication
Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1971 |
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