Photograph, Indigenous or First Nation Person at Carrs Plains with Traditional weapons. Demonstration of war weapons by Jardwadjali man, Jacky Cocooquine

Historical information

Indigenous or First Nation Person beside a large Red River Gum and next to a river (Richardson River) with aboriginal tools. Photo taken at Carrs Plains.
Holford Wettenhall, took over as Protector when William Dennis left the Station. Observed during this time indigenous people mainly hunted possum.
The last surviving indigenous people at Carrs Plains were moved to Lake Condah and Ebeneezer in 1870.

Physical description

Black and white photograph of a large River Red Gum, with a man standing holding a boomerang, killing stick and shield.

Inscriptions & markings

Copyright Museum of Victoria

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