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	Mount Martha - Mornington Foreshore MORNINGTON VIC 3931 - Property No L10064	There is physical evidence of Aboriginal use of the coast in the form of middens; most of these are damaged, and the people themselves were effectively wiped out following contact with the settlers of the Port Phillip area. Early exploration of the area occurred in 1802 and 1803, but extensive European activity did not begin until the late 1830s. In those early days the locality was of importance for timber for Melbourne, fishing, and pastoral activity ... more	L10064	Regional

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Mount Martha - Mornington Foreshore

MORNINGTON VIC 3931 - Property No L10064

There is physical evidence of Aboriginal use of the coast in the form of middens; most of these are damaged, and the people themselves were effectively wiped out following contact with the settlers of the Port Phillip area. Early exploration of the area occurred in 1802 and 1803, but extensive European activity did not begin until the late 1830s. In those early days the locality was of importance for timber for Melbourne, fishing, and pastoral activity ... more

L10064

Regional