Aboriginal History of Fitzroy Walking Trail Publication

The Wurundjeri (Woiwurrung) people before contact lived, worked and looked after the land in the area now known as Fitzroy since the beginning of time. Despite the effects of colonisation, Aboriginal people and culture survived and the strong bonds between families and clans could not be broken. From the 1920s onwards, the Aboriginal community of Melbourne began to steadily increase with the wave of Aboriginal people coming from the missions.

By the 1950s, Fitzroy supported a community of more than 300 Aboriginal people, with many living in surrounding inner city suburbs. During this time, Fitzroy not only became the largest Aboriginal community in Victoria, it also became the social and political hub of Aboriginal Melbourne.

City of Yarra’s Aboriginal History of Fitzroy Walking Trail Map enables locals, tourists and historians alike to take a self-guided tour through Indigenous Fitzroy.

Please click here to see a PDF of the Walking Trail publication. Or, if you’d like a hard copy, please visit Collingwood or Richmond Town Hall. To be posted a copy, please call Access Yarra on 9205 5555.

Aboriginal History of Fitzroy Walking Trail

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Further information

Community Advocacy
c/o Richmond Town Hall,
333 Bridge Rd, Richmond
Telephone 9205 5160
Email info@yarracity.vic.gov.au

Links

Within this site

Aboriginal History of Fitzroy Plaques and Places Launch
Snapshots of Aboriginal Fitzroy home
Snapshots of Aboriginal Fitzroy

External sites (Yarra City Council accepts no responsibility for the information or opinions contained within external sites)
Dictionary of Aboriginal place names of Victoria
Indigenous Online Network
Gary Foley's Koori History Website
Aboriginal Housing Board of Victoria
Aboriginal Health Service

Information supplied by: Electronic communications & design officer - 9205 5214

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