Illawarra Aborigines Before Colonisation conference
UOW Indigenous Conferences / Presentations: 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Illawarra Aborigines before Colonisation conference, 1 - 2 August 2015, University of Wollongong PRESS RELEASE: The first official settlement of Illawarra by Europeans took place during 1815 with the ereIllawarra Aborigines Before Colonisation conferenceIllawarra Aborigines Before Colonisation conferencection of a stockman's hut and stockyard at Wollongong for Charles Throsby. Shortly thereafter land grants were surveyed and issued. Two centuries later, Aboriginal historians and archaeologists will bring their history back home when they gather at the University of Wollongong on 1-2 August to discuss life in Illawarra before colonisation. "It’s a huge challenge. We've got a lot of ground to travel. Our history in Illawarra stretches back 30,000 years", said Dharawal Elder and archaeologist Les Bursill OAM. Five Islands Aborigines circa 1815 Scholars attending the conference will di...