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Petition from Maria Lock re: land grant 1831, page 3

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[NRS 907 2/7908, page 3 of 3]

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Colebee and Nurragingy's land grant Lock, Maria Parramatta and Black Town Native Institutions

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Aboriginal Land Acquisition

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Lock, Maria

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Lock, Maria

State Archives & Records New South Wales

Statutory body established by the State Records Act 1998. The Act provides for the creation, management and protection of the records of public offices of the State and for public access to those records.

Based at Kingswood, State Archives and Records NSW manage and provide access to the New South Wales State archives collection, a unique and irreplaceable part of Australia's cultural heritage dating back to 1788.

Lock, Maria

Educated at the Native Institution in Parramatta, Maria Lock was the first Aboriginal woman officially married to a British convict. They settled on land granted to her in Blacktown, and descendants still live in the area.

Colebee and Nurragingy's land grant

The land granted to Colebee and Nurragingy in 1819 was one of the rare instances where the colonial government recognised Aboriginal interests in land. The site is of enduring importance for Aboriginal people who trace their traditional ancestry and social history back to this place and is part of the ongoing history of Aboriginal peoples' struggle for land rights.

Parramatta and Black Town Native Institutions

The Parramatta and Black Town Native Institutions existed from 1814 till 1829 as part of a campaign initially led by Governor Lachlan Macquarie and designed to inculcate European ideas of 'civilisation', commerce and Christianity into Aboriginal people and turn them into industrious workers.

Aboriginal

Land Acquisition

Lock, Maria

Aboriginal woman who was granted land at Blacktown.

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