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FORMER CORANDERRK VILLAGE

Location

BARAK LANE HEALESVILLE, YARRA RANGES SHIRE

Level

Heritage Inventory Site

Statement of Significance

The Former Coranderrk Village is historically significant as one of a number of Aboriginal missions and stations established in the nineteenth century in Victoria. It is of historical significance for its association with significant Wurundjeri Ngrurngaeta Simon Wonga and William Barak. It associated with one of the earliest known campaigns for human rights by Aboriginal people in Victoria, and the Parliamentary inquiries of 1879 and 1881.

 
The former Coranderrk Village is archaeological significant for its potential to contain archaeological features, deposits and artefacts relating to the nineteenth century occupation. The archaeological potential is evidenced through historic images and documentation showing the extent.
 

Group

Farming and Grazing

Category

Agriculture