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FEATURE STORY
THE UNLIKELY ALLIANCE THAT ESTABLISHED CORANDERRK
Elders presented birthday gifts and a petition to Queen Victoria at Governor Barkly’s 1863 event
On 24 May 1863, Victorian Governor, Sir Henry Barkly, held a ball to celebrate Queen Victoria’s birthday. Led by Simon Wonga, Aboriginal Elders presented gifts to the Queen, and a petition to establish Coranderrk. Amazingly, Coranderrk Reserve was established just five weeks later. But was it all just a happy coincidence?
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