Darlot Creek Explained

Darlot Creek, also known as Darlots Creek^{[1] [2]} or Darlot's Creek,^[3] arises in Lake Condah in south-western Victoria, flows through the wetlands in the Budj Bim heritage areas, past the site of the Lake Condah Mission,^[4] and joins the Fitzroy River at the south-eastern corner of the Tyrendarra Nature Conservation Reserve.^[5] It lies within the Shire of Glenelg, and is heritage-listed.^[3]

Its Gunditjmara/Dhauwurd Wurrung name is Kallara,^{[6] [7] [8]} although spelt as Killara in some sources (and translated as "always there").^{[9] [10]}

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-38.2483°N 141.7851°W

Notes and References

1. News: The Darlots Creek . . Victoria, Australia . 7 March 1938 . 17 March 2020 . 4 . Trove .
2. Web site: This creek maintains a constant flow for eel traps . ABC News . 7 July 2018 . 17 March 2020.
3. Web site: Darlot's Creek. Victorian Heritage Database Report . 17 March 2020.
4. Web site: Google Maps. Darlot Creek. 17 March 2020.
5. Web site: Google Maps. Tyrendarra. 17 March 2020.
6. Web site: Kurtonitj IPA and Budj Bim Rangers . National Indigenous Australians Agency Vic projects . 11 December 2015 . 17 March 2020.
7. Web site: Kurtonitj. 17 March 2020.
8. Web site: Kurtonitj. Australian Government. Dept of the Environment. Australian Heritage Database. Darlot Creek (Kallara in Dhauwurd Wurrung language) runs southwards through the property along the western edgeof the lava flow formation.. 17 March 2020.
9. Web site: Davey . Melissa . Budj Bim Indigenous eel trap site on verge of world heritage listing . the Guardian . 22 May 2019 . 17 March 2020.
10. Book: Brough Smyth, Robert . The Aborigines Of Victoria. Robert Brough Smyth. Native Names of Hills, Rivers, Lakes, and Other Natural Features in Victoria.. 197. 17 March 2020. 5 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170205170746/http://aiatsis.gov.au/sites/default/files/docs/digitised_collections/collectors_of_words/smyth/m0053739_a.pdf. dead.