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Hamilton, a large town at the centre of a rich agricultural plain
between the Grampians and the coast, prides itself as the ‘wool
capital of the world.’ The label is reinforced by the Big Woolbales
Centre on the approach to the town. But the title was dearly bought,
forged in the blood spilt in a series of bitter clashes between the
white settlers and local Aboriginal tribes.
Most
of those who died were Aborigines defending their tribal lands and
their women. Although records are sketchy, it is reported that in
one incident in the Western district 40 Aboriginal men, women and
children were surrounded and shot after they reportedly stole about
120 head of sheep. Hamilton was originally known as the Grange, the
name given to a local creek, or burn, by explorer Thomas Mitchell,
who predicted the region’s productive future when he wrote in 1836:
'A finer country could scarcely be imagined.'
Modern
Hamilton and its 11,000 people still serves as the commercial
interests of the farmers who continue to work the land which so
impressed Mitchell. The town boasts a fine Art Gallery, with
outstanding collections of Mediterranean pottery, antique porcelain
and watercolours by the 18th century English artist Paul Sanby.
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