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historic illustration of Aboriginal policemen in the 1800s.

old map of ballarat from public record office victoria

"All officers who had been sent from Melbourne to Buninyong and Ballarat to establish law and order on the gold fields."

historic illustration of native police corps in victoria

"Dana was seen as a figure of authority on the goldfields,"
Dr Beggs-Sunter said.

"My question will always be, 'Why not? Why can't we do better? We don't need to hero-worship murders'."
image of dana street primary school in ballarat central

"I think it's a bit strange. Why pick on Dana? He was just doing his duty as one of the officers sent by the Victorian government to administer the law on the newly evolving goldfield of Ballarat,"
she said.

image of dana street sign in Ballarat

A creek with gum trees along the bank on a sunny day.

"As per council's Reconciliation Action Plan, if we were to consider any name changes there would be consultation with traditional owners, and we would work closely with the appropriate local Indigenous group."

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