Gary Presland

About

Dr Gary Presland is an archaeologist, historian and author. His principal interests are in the landscapes and Aboriginal culture of pre-European Melbourne.

He has been extensively published on these subjects, and his book The place for a village: how nature has shaped the city of Melbourne was judged ‘Best Book’ in the 2009 Victorian Community History Awards.

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Points of View

John Brack: Collins St., 5p.m. 1955

Michael Williams, Gary Presland, Justin Heazlewood, Kirsty Grant, Leslie Cannold, Gideon Haigh

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16 Jul

Boundaries: Mapping Melbourne

Sophie Cunningham, Dianna Wells, Gary Presland, Tony Wong

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30 Nov

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The Wheeler Centre acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the land on which the Centre stands. We acknowledge and pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their Elders, past and present, as the custodians of the world’s oldest continuous living culture.