Topics: Sites: Institutions: North Coastal
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1843 - view
Birth of James Ashby, son of Charlotte Ashby. Marriage of Charlotte to James
Ashby. They receive a land grant at Dora Creek, (Wyee). After Charlotte’s
husband dies her children are taken away and put into the Benevolent Society
Institution and her land is confiscated. Charlotte is incarcerated in a
psychiatric institution. The family recall that once the police found out they
were Aboriginal, they moved them on, saying “She’s only a blackfella anyway”.
1847 - view
Threlkeld had a mission station near Lake
Macquarie. He stated that the Aborigines had strayed from God’s path and as a
result were doomed.
1889 - view
Aboriginal Reserve is established at Sackville in upper reaches of the
Hawkesbury River. Many Aboriginal families move there and worked on Dr Fiashi’s
vineyard at Tizzana. Many languages are spoken at the reserve, including Daruk, Guringai and Darkinyung
1920s - view
About
a dozen girls from the Cootamundra Training Home for Aboriginal Girls are
placed in North side homes as domestic servants. They looked after small
children or worked in the kitchens and seldom had any contact with their
families or friends from Cootamunda.