The Aboriginal History of Yarra

Discover the area's Aboriginal history with maps, tours, important artefacts and helpful resources.

Discover Yarra's Aboriginal history in thirteen chapters. Starting before settler contact, and covering actions including dispossession, policing, frontier violence and resistance.

Additional resources

Teachers' Resource [ PDF, 1.36 MB]
Snapshots of Aboriginal Fitzroy [ PDF, 901.11 KB]
Fitzroy Aboriginal Heritage Walking Trail [ PDF, 406.04 KB]

Heritage walks

Yalinguth Walk Fitzroy

Yalinguth is an immersive walking tour app connecting you to the important Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history of Gertrude Street, in Melbourne’s iconic Fitzroy.