A dairy farm established by prominent doctor Ernst Gottlob Wanke who purchased land in Harkaway in 1853 Source: E J Frazer, State Library of Victoria
Aboriginal sites in Casey take many forms, including scar trees. Source: David Westlake
An early house in Harkaway Source: E J Frazer, State Library of Victoria
Pastoral era (1830s to 1860s)
Aboriginal cultural heritage (Millennia)
The first squatters arrived in Casey in the 1830s. Activities included grazing and some farming, near the German settlement at Harkaway. The first townships, roads and councils were also established in this period.
The Bunurong/Boonwurrung people have cared for, lived on and moved through this land for thousands of years. Their knowledge of the land is reflected in place names and in early routes and tracks used by non-Indigenous people since the 1830s.
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CITY OF CASEY: HERITAGE HANDBOOK
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