Tag: History | Historical - Gippsland in Swan Reach



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Site of Aboriginal Sitting Burial – Tambo River Mouth Area – Swan Reach, Gippsland, VIC

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Category: Historical POI's 1841-1860, Historical, and Site | Cultural
On the 11th October 1965, the holder of the east bank of the Tambo River grazing lease, noticed a skull protruding from the alluvium some 200 m from the mouth of the river.  He reported the discovery to the Victoria Police at Bairnsdale who found that the body had originally been buried in a sitting position, facing west, with the top of the head approximately two feet below the Read more…

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Harry Clues Memorial Park – Clues Rd, Swan Reach, Gippsland, VIC

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A one kilometre detour off the Princes Highway, turning southward at the tiny township of Johnsonville, will lead you to a delightful parkland area, the ‘Harry Clues Memorial Park’ which is situated on the banks of the beautiful Tambo River.  It is not until one travels through Gippsland that one is reminded of the large rivers and enormous lake system that grace this Read more…