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Newspaper clipping reporting death of Ellen Anderson May 22 1931

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[Illawarra Mercury, 22 May 1931, p 1]
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Anderson, Ellen

A Dharawal woman, Ellen Anderson married Hugh Anderson from Cumeragunja. In the 1920s they bought a block of land at Salt Pan Creek in Ellen's name. Their home became the focus of a growing community of Aboriginal people and a centre of discussion and activism for reform

Aboriginal

Death and Dying

Peakhurst

Southern residential suburb on eastern bank of Salt Pan Creek. It is thought to be named for Isaac and Jacob Peake, who appear in an 1885 return of landowners.

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Anderson, Ellen

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Woman of Aboriginal descent who raised her family along Salt Pan Creek using her knowledge of country to eke out a living.