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Year of Mourning : 26-November-2011
Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders
A garden commemorates the Year of Mourning for the Aboriginal people and to all those who died as a result of contact with non-indigenous people.
The Day of Mourning was a protest held by Aboriginal Australians on 26 January 1938, the 150th anniversary of British colonisation of Australia. 1988 was named a “Year of Mourning” for Aboriginal people, and also regarded as a celebration of survival.
Location
| Address: | 379 -397 Whitehorse Road, Whitehorse City Council & Centre, Nunawading, 3131 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.817737 Long: 145.181644 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Garden |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Indigenous |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MA,VMRIN MEMORY OF
All Koorie Men, Women And Children
Murdered By The Invader;
Koorie Women & Children
Who Were Sexually Abused;
Koorie Children Who Were Abducted
And Never Found Their Parents;
Koories Who Were Enslaved
And Those Who Died Through
Malnutrition, Poisoning
And Introduced Diseases.
YEAR OF MOURNING 1988
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