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Children on the banks of Salt Pan Creek in the mid 1920s

From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[PXA 773 / Box 1, Part 2, 78]
(Ellen Anderson's grandchildren, Ellen jnr and Tom Williams jnr are the very young children in the front.) (Mitchell Library)

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Aboriginal People on Sydney's Georges River from 1820 Anderson, Ellen
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Aboriginal People on Sydney's Georges River from 1820

The Dharug and Dharawal Aboriginal people along the Georges River had a range of strategies for keeping in touch with their country once Europeans arrived, such as moving around country to avoid danger and travelling to visit important places. Some held onto their country through purchase, providing areas of refuge for their people. Under the pressure of loss of land, removal to hostels and separation within new suburbs, Aboriginal people remained outspoken and strong, maintaining connections to the river and to each other.

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

Children

Rivers and Catchments

Salt Pan Creek

Small creek between Padstow and Riverwood which drains into the Georges River.

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