Tasmanian Aboriginal place names proposed by language group

Hayden Johnson
Updated September 4 2017 - 5:59pm, first published 12:00pm
In 1828 about 30 Aboriginal people, mostly men, were ambushed and killed by members of the Van Diemen's Land Company at Cape Grim on the North-West Coast.
In 1828 about 30 Aboriginal people, mostly men, were ambushed and killed by members of the Van Diemen's Land Company at Cape Grim on the North-West Coast.

Indigenous names for locations significant to Aboriginal people across Tasmania will be put forward for consideration this week.

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Hayden Johnson

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