The Aboriginal people who lived in what we now know as the City of Hobsons Bay are the Yalukit-willam, a name meaning 'river camp' or 'river dwellers'.
Their history and story are told in this book 'The Yalukit-willam: The First People of Hobsons Bay'. The book features a number of contemporary Aboriginal artworks and is also available at all Hobsons Bay Libraries.
Download a copy below.
The Yalukit-willam Pages 1-5 (PDF, 3.9MB)
The Yalukit-willam Pages 6-10 (PDF, 6.41MB)
The Yalukit-willam Pages 10-15 (PDF, 6.91MB)
The Yalukit-willam Pages 16-20 (PDF, 3.29MB)
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