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occupational studies : ngayanhurra bayarral Birrarung (they tried to tame Birrarung) exhibition booklet

Palmer, TahliaMay 2026

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Creator:

Palmer, TahliaCohen-Hunter, JasperKoorie Heritage Trust (Melbourne, Vic.)

Date of work:

May 2026

Reference number:

ABR 79

Level of description:

Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)

Type of materials:

Graphic materialsTextual material

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Sub-collection: Aboriginal resources (HC_ABR)

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UnrestrictedOpen access.

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General notes:

Exhibition booklet of a multichannel audio-visual artwork. It integrates the colonial occupation and regulation of the river, and how the natural landscape that sustained Wurundjeri peoples for generations was altered, particularly by people like John Coode. In Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung language, Birrarung means river of mists. The booklet includes, essays, documents, photographs and maps.

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City of MelbourneKoorie Heritage Trust (Melbourne, Vic.)

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