G’day travellers and welcome back to First Nation’s Friday here at Allwood House in the heart of Hurstbridge. We spoke last week on the seemingly large number of First Nations people with Irish ancestry. One accidental omission on my part, was that of our very own... 
‘Shamrock Aborigine’ is the sentimental nickname to denote Aboriginal Australians with Irish descent. I came across this little gem recently in a book I was reading by Stan Grant, himself a proud Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi and Dharawal man with Irish heritage. Stan talks... 
The month of March is Women’s History Month and as such I dedicate this week’s blog to an Aboriginal woman you will likely be familiar with – Trugernanner (Truganini) (c. 1812–1876). Erroneously described in earlier history books as “the last Tasmanian Aboriginal”... 
“As a nation built on stories, we too often leave out the violence, dispossession and survival that followed colonisation. But a country that turns away from the truth of its own beginnings cannot be at peace with itself.” These were the words spoken by Travis... 