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Series[UMA-SR-000002325] Woman's Christian Temperance Union Aboriginal Welfare DepartmentAccession[2001.0085] Records of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union Of VictoriaIdentifierUMA-ITE-2001008501048Scope and ContentThis was compiled by Mrs. G. H. Hunt of Burwood NSW and Mrs. George Davies of Healesville Victoria assisted by Barak, the last of the Yarra Yarra tribe. (Undated - possibly 1890s). Also includes an account of Barak’s life (including his pursuit of the Kelly gang) and a history of the Yarra Yarra tribe.Access StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2001.0085 Unit 0083

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CreatorWoman's Christian Temperance Union Of Victoria

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DateUndatedDate ContextLate 1920s-1932. Appears to be a late compilation of earlier notes from conversations with William Barak (1824-1903), text is written in the past tense. Newspaper cuttings (1931) reference to monument to Barak erected c.1932.

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