.ions gullies, and would have linen 

 ■M'tul source ul food. 

 1 he .Mn.iriyin.il Monc tool industry 

 ,hf IVmnsula, w;o not as extensive 

 m w>mc ureas of Australia, never- 

 <|iss. the former occupants M this 

 fj t«l t tie Continent, showed great 

 i <ii 1 tic manufacture of the various 

 iniplcmi-nts needed in their 

 |) hfc lhe artifacts produced. 

 Mild have been quite adequate for 

 »; fabrication of then spcarv shields, 

 etangs. and lhe skinning of 

 «K for food requirements Ntd 

 .thing 



Viewed eollectivcHy. an assemblage 

 i implements Inm the Peninsula is 

 iMiciesting as u contains arti- 

 whit-li tancc from vetv crude 

 pebble -choppers and Knapped 

 -Irs. to ground edge axes and 

 -civliths which exhibit outstanding 

 . rkm;iiiship. Other Ivpes of stone 

 1 iiscl were hammer-stones, whcl- 

 \nev knives, nnlls. and ground-edge 



lhe yround-edge axe accompanied 

 s: imiives wherever they went: and 

 M Med foi tree climbing, Hie manu 

 -.t.ire of speaiv, shields, tonnes, and 

 ♦turning honev ftom trees The 

 indies wctc usindlv made from the 

 -a.,1 .it Aimttt AttANttT- ft ••«•»<• 

 'itcd, heni over the .m-heud. and 

 III together with lhe *incw» from a 

 Ung*too: the tend or (hie Mc W 

 ■*■_« e.nu-nicd llln place with i 

 ihCM. gtnM, sometimes obtained 

 •nm the CtT,,s> hee {XmUhorrium) 



A peiscm v.rwinu the iMotng CUV 

 I Frankmon fodav. wwtld find .1 

 -.id l.i irtmnirui ifi.il about 13> 

 MX ij.hj lhe atci was a popular 

 •ant of the i*u«»uoiny natives I W 



Umsc of Iheii former presence 



-ls fairly plentiful mil *> v <-''> 



m. hut i.nfo.tun-ielV Iv.s now W» 

 uillv van.slied due to the expansion 

 J the citv ami tnher f»c«trv 

 There w..s »» aboripnal "w<*k- 



Dumber. 1971 



shop- about two and a half miles out 

 til l iankstiin near Cranbourne Road; 

 it has now disappeared due to soil 

 being removed from the site. It was 

 situated on a high sandy ridge from 

 which a good view of the surround- 

 ing countryside would have been 

 obtained. Microliths were collected 

 at this camp: they were mostly made 

 ton 6M grained quartzite and show 

 a high degree ol skilled workman- 

 ship. 



There used to be a very fine 

 example of a midden on the coast 

 I ust south of Sweetwater Creek, but 

 unfortunately it w^s destroyed when 

 Nepcan Highway at Oliver's Hill was 

 made wider a few years ago. 



Fxankston has a gently sloping 

 beach which is ideal for the night 

 xpe.tf.ng of ft*. As the Bnnurone 

 Aborigines *erv known to engage 

 in these activities, u»mg burning 

 bunches to attract <ivh. they undoubt- 

 ed! used the beach for Ihis purpose 



1 litre are several creeks which 

 dram mu. Port Phill.p Ba\ between 

 Fratiksivm and Mount Hliza. and 

 i|k\ would have Mjpplicd ample fresh 

 water for the Ahoiigincs when they 

 were id the area. The rocky foreshore 

 in this location rniEf have supplied 

 j>v.d uuanlilie* of shellfish xiich as 

 tivslerv mussels. limpets and pm- 

 ,* miles, as their remains me still V» 

 evidence on top of the cllff< - 



Mount l:.li/a w..s - pnpttl-r UKaiian 

 w.th the Ahorig.nes. as evidenced bs 

 the middwis still w be seen on the 

 oiaxllinc. hui ..nfomtnatcly they arc 

 gradually RfWHHl «W< m ° must 

 d.,., r ,K„r in ihe rvc— ftftws 



Si writer husaverv tme ground 

 ^ .ne-hea.1 wench was lound a. 

 GMftM ft" m«) year, ago. It 



3 n ,,de tm 



, r „„, , M MDunf mm quart) "tar 

 I aitcelcld. Victonti. , 

 ,", Z fHIte M.lot ,ust south of 

 , ,„ ,,an Bov. a .hick seam of oyster 



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