Widow of Wappan

This story, of Anne Fraser Bon and her 80 yea association with Aboriginal people in Victoria has been the subject of folklore and numerous chapters in local history books. What was not written, is the extent to which Mrs Bon championed the rights of Aboriginal people, leading to a grand gesture before her death in 1936.

This is the story of Mrs Anne Fraser Bon and her relationship with William Barak, ngurungaeta or head man of the Wurundjeri people. It is also the story of the hidden history of the Mansfield district, the fate of the Yeerunillum (Broken River) people, part of the nine clans which made up the Taungurung tribe.

The story is firmly based on historical acts and letters.