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A street of Coranderrk, Australia
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A street of Coranderrk, Australia
A street in Coranderrk with a horse and carriage and people chatting over the fence, and going about their daily lives. Coranderrk was an indigenous Australian mission station in the state of Victoria set up in 1863 to provide land for Aboriginal people who had been dispossessed by the arrival of Europeans
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1889 Aboriginal Aboriginals Australian Colonialism Mission
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This evocative photograph captures a moment in time from the Coranderrk Aboriginal Mission Station in Victoria, Australia, circa 1889. The image presents a tranquil scene of daily life as people go about their business and engage in conversation over a fence. A horse-drawn carriage passes by, adding to the sense of historical context. Coranderrk, established in 1863, was one of the earliest missions set up in Victoria to provide land for Indigenous Australians who had been displaced by the arrival of European settlers. The mission aimed to promote self-sufficiency and assimilation, with residents encouraged to farm the land and adopt European customs. Despite the mission's intentions, the reality was far more complex. The mission was marked by a fraught relationship between Indigenous people and European settlers, with tensions arising from the imposition of European values and the ongoing dispossession of Indigenous land. This photograph offers a glimpse into the daily lives of the people of Coranderrk during a period of significant change and upheaval in Australian history. It serves as a reminder of the complex and often challenging history of Indigenous-European relations in Australia and the ongoing importance of acknowledging and learning from the past.
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