Name/TitleDerrimut Memorial : Melbourne General Cemetery, 1930
About this objectPhotograph of gravestone placed over the remains of Derrimut, an Aboriginal leader of the Boonwurrung people from the Melbourne area.
The gravestone is a plain white stone with a slightly curved top, which is viewed face-on taking up most of the image. The details of why the memorial was erected are etched in black starting at the very top of the stone.
It reads : "This stone was Erected By a few colonists To commemorate the noble act Of the Native Chief Derrimut Who by timely information given October 1835 To the first colonists Messrs Fawkner, Lancey, Evans, Henry Batman And thier [sic] dependents Saved them from massacre, Planned by some of the Up-country tribes of Aborigines. Derrimut closed his mortal career". For some reason the photograph, or maybe the slide maker, has cut off the bottom three lines of text, which reported where Derrimut died (in the Benevolent Asylum), when (May 28th 1864), and age (Aged about 54 years).
The grave is surrounded by kerb with a low iron railing. Some shrubs have been planted behind the stone. There is a large monument to the right and behind Derrimut's memorial.
One of the many glass slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund. He numbered this slide 26.
For more information about this image contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria.
Inscription and MarksLabel on slide : "Derrimut Memorial 1930"
Label on slide : "See Fawkner's Journal"
Measurements8.2 x 8.2 cm
Period1920-1930
Object TypePhotograph
Subject and Association KeywordsSelby, Isaac, 1859-1956
Subject and Association KeywordsMonuments and memorials
Subject and Association KeywordsMelbourne General Cemetery (Carlton, Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsAboriginal Australians
Subject and Association KeywordsDerrimut, c. 1810-1864
Named CollectionImages collection
Object numberGS-TM-05.1
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