Tasmanian Aboriginal community members say it is frustrating that the state still has no public physical recognition of its bloody history of frontier violence.
"I tried to start the process of suggesting a name, that we work with West Tamar and George Town councils, but the method I was proposing wasn't supported," he said."I'm more than happy to revisit it though. An issue – particularly in George Town and West Tamar – is that people might not like change."
The government has resisted calls to alter this, but a spokesperson said they were "aware of the issue and is taking advice".RSL Tasmania gave in-principle support in 2021 for a Frontier War memorial in the Queen's Domain area, near Hobart's cenotaph. Project manager Marni Ritz described the idea as a "place space", as opposed to a statue or other physical monument.
In 1833, the remaining 57 Aboriginal people removed from their lands were moved to Wybalenna on Flinders Island.The few who survived Wybalenna were sent to a camp at Oyster Cove.The Tasmanian government is now moving ahead with a treaty and truth-telling process, but this has already encountered challenges.
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