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EUROBODALLA ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE STUDY
South Coast NSW
cultivated, not cleared”. 112 In 1890 it was again recorded by the Board as
unoccupied. 113
In 1875 an area of 24 acres near the Moruya Heads was reserved. According to
records of the APB dating from 1883 it was reserved for, “… Mr. Campbell and road
metal”. 114
Figure 5: Map of Moruya (Campbell) Reserve 246. 115
The report for 1883 also recorded that the area was unoccupied and that, “Neighbours
cattle graze on it. Not used by Aborigines. They do not seem to require it”. 116
In 1885 the APB recorded that, “Campbell has not resided on this Reserve for many
years & is supposed to be living in the Shoalhaven District.” 117 . The following year
the reserve was revoked. 118
On the 19 th of October 1877 three separate reserves were gazetted for specific
individuals, Merriman, Yarboro and Richard Bolway, in the parish of Bodalla. 119 The
reserve for Merriman was an area of 40 acres at Terouga Lake.
112 Register of Reserves, op.cit., p.1.
113 Register of Reserves, op.cit., p.1
114 Register of Reserves, op.cit., p.2.
115 Map from the Register of Reserves, op.cit., p.2.
116 Register of Reserves, op.cit., p.2.
117 Register of Reserves, op.cit., p.2.
118 Register of Reserves, op.cit., p.2.
119 Archival records relating to gazettal, ‘Applications for land and reservation of land, 1877, 1880’,
Department of Lands, State Records of New South Wales, File 77/9843-2/1138-2/A/4.
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