December 1999 David Rhodes, Taryn Debney and Mark Grist
Specific people of the Maribyrnong District who were researched
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- 8.10Places Identified by Aboriginal People as Being Significant
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8.9Specific people of the Maribyrnong District who were researchedName: William Cooper Information: Resident of Footscray, prominent activist for Aboriginal citizenship rights and secretary of the Australian Aborigines’ League. Two residences of William Cooper were early headquarters of the Aboriginal Advancement League. Place: William Cooper’s first house is located at 73 Southampton Street, Footscray. His second house was located at 120 Ballarat Road, Footscray.
Information: Resident of Seddon from around the 1920s, Marge worked in local industry. Marge was the first Aboriginal women to serve on the Aboriginal Welfare Board. She also wrote her biography ‘If Everyone Cared’. Marge loved entertaining and was known as a great advocate for Aboriginal rights. Place: Marge lived at 38 Pentland Pde, Seddon
Information: (daughter of Marge Tucker) Molly provided many Aboriginal people with foster care. Molly was one of the founding members of the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency. After moving from Seddon, Molly continued to provide foster care to many underprivileged children. Place: Molly lived at 38 Pentland Ave, Seddon.
Information: Aunt Sally and her husband Mick Russell moved from Federal Street, Footscray to rent the house at 111 Ballarat Rd, in the 1930s. The house was large, with three bedrooms and a spare room out the back. This house became an unofficial boarding house for Aboriginal people, a place of social contact. Aunt Sally is the daughter of William Cooper. Place: 111 Ballarat Rd, Footscray
Information: Lynch Cooper was an early resident of Yarraville. Lynch is famous for his running ability. Lynch immortalised himself by winning the 1928 Stawell Gift and the 1929 World Title held at the old Melbourne Motordrome now Olympic Park. Place: 92 Tarrengower St, Yarraville.
Information: Connie lived in Footscray. Connie retained great knowledge in the manufacturing of weaved baskets, but her place of residence could not be identified in this study. Name: Rene Onus nee King Information: Lived in Footscray, place of residence not known. Name: Mary Phillip nee King Information: First cousin to Rene Onus nee King, place of residence not known. Name: Ebenezer Lovett Information: Ebenezer was an activist in the 1920s for Aboriginal rights but more so for the rights of the working class. He may have been one of the first member of the Communist Party. Jack Patten, Bill Onus and Wally Cooper followed on from him. Place of residence not known. Name: Harold Blair Information: First Aboriginal opera singer (played with Marge Tucker) and went on to become a teacher at the Sunshine Technical College. Place of residence not known. Name: Bill Bargo Information: Bill came from Queensland, musician and rodeo rider. Daughter is Wanda Braybrook. Wanda informed Mark Grist that her father did not sew his ribbons together for a blanket to keep warm. According to Wanda her father sewed them together to keep them all in the one place as a record. Buried in New Zealand. Place: 111 Ballarat Rd, Footscray 8.10Places Identified by Aboriginal People as Being SignificantThere are five places, still containing buildings, which have been identified as significant to Aboriginal people (Table 7). Some of these places are shown in Plates 11-15.
Table 7: Places containing buildings significant to Aboriginal people in the City of Maribyrnong All of these buildings are still extant, and most have been restored and modified from their original condition. The exterior of Aunty Sally Russell Coopers House is still largely in its original condition. The actual condition of the buildings is less relevant than their associations with people and as places which are associated with the formation of the contemporary Aboriginal community in Footscray and Melbourne. 8.11Places Associated with Aboriginal People within the City of Maribyrnong having Economic and/or Social SignificanceTable 8 shows places with economic or social significance to Aboriginal people in the City of Maribyrnong.
Table 8: Places of economic or social significance to Aboriginal people within the City of Maribyrnong Directory: files files -> Answer True False 2 points Question 2 files -> Integer programming and game theory files -> 4 Integer Programming files -> Bpa vehicle Window Repair Scenario #1 task: Procure vehicle window relacement. Objective files -> Pop Warner History files -> North Carolina Inclusion Initiative Mapping Where Children with ieps are Being Served Purpose files -> Fall 2013 Spring 2014 Program Data: Standard 1 Exhibit 4d files -> Hanban – asia society confucius classrooms network 2010 request for proposal files -> Northern England’s set-jetting locations Download 0.72 Mb. Share with your friends:
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