HEPBURN FEDERATION TRAIL, BUILDING, COMMUNITIES, CREATING A NATION. A DRIVING TRAILTHOUGH THE SHORE, REVEALING STORIES ABOUT ITS PLACES, PEOPLE AND EVENTS. THE TRIAL EXPLORES THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE NATURAL FEATURES OF THE SHIRE AND ITS SETTLEMENT SINCE TJE DJA DJA WRUNG PEOPLE FIRST MADE IT THEIR HOMEhepburn federation trail, dja dja wrung

202 p. :ill ; 22 cmA history of the settlement of Ararat by one of the descendants. Most references to Aboriginal people in Chapter IV (scattered references elsewhere). Early relations between Kalkadoondeet (Kalkatungu) and Jajowurrung (Djadjawurrung) people and settlers. Violence and retribution reulting from tensions over the grazing and destruction of settlers, sheep and cattle which had overrun their waterholes and hunting groungs. Numbers and names of some Aboriginal people killed in the Ararat region. Establishment of rival 'sheep stations' by the Djadjawurrung people led by King Billy Billy.ararat (w vic sj54-08) | western district (w vic sj54-07) | king billy billy | pioneers -- victoria -- ararat -- history | gold mines and mining -- victoria -- history | colonisation | food | settlement and contacts - settlers | race relations - violent - massacres, murders, poisonings etc. - to 1900 | economic sectors - agriculture and horticulture - pastoral industry - sheep and wool | djadja wurrung / dyadyawurrung / dja dja wrung people (s31.1) (vic sj54-04)

[50] p. : ill., map, ports. ; 22 cm.The story of Ravenswood District has been published to commemorate the centenary of S.S.1113, Ravenswood and to coincide with the Back-to-Ravenswood Celebrations held during May 1972 to mark the occasion. Includes a brief mention of the First People in the beginning of the book. Ravenswood Area, History.Jajaworung, Major Mitchell,ravenswood (vic.) -- history. | settlment and contacts - settlers | settlement and contacts - colonisation - 1851 - | djadja wurrung / dyadyawurung / dja dja wrung people (s31/1) (vic sj54-04)