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A plaque provided by the Victoria's 150th Anniversary Board commemorates the Aboriginal people who used to meet in this area.
Location
| Address: | Alexandra Avenue, Inside Gate H, Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, 3000 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.828724 Long: 144.984256 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Indigenous |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1984-1985 |
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This tablet commemorates those Aborigines who used to meet in this vicinity (then a Billabong of the old Yarra River) before the site was chosen for the Botanic Gardens in 1845. A number of Aborigines were buried here in the old Yarra Banks during the late 1830's. The course of the Yarra was straightened in 1900-1, and this lake system was developed
