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Old Peppercorn tree in Gore & Webb StreetsIn those early days Sir Doug had a church down here in Gore Street and so we used to go to that, during the week we used to have a youth group, so we'd go to that...in the church that was.and other times, just around the back from where we sit there is a parking lot, and in the parking lot there is a peppercorn tree and I was telling these fellas the other day that peppercorn tree has an historical significance because where we were living we weren't supposed to be drinking, but what we'd do is you'd go up to the pub and they had six o'clock closing and if you get a drink, because you couldn't go home with it we'd sit under the peppercorn tree and have a drink.just up the back here in Gore Street and Webb Street.
Alf Bamblett, interview with Liz Cavanagh, 4 October 2001.
Peppercorn Tree meeting place
Photo: Mark Harris
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Dictionary of Aboriginal place names of Victoria
Gary Foley's Koori History Website
Aboriginal Housing Board of Victoria
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