Kardinia

Dr Thompson chose land at Kardinia 'at the falls on the Barwon', a spot remembered by John Dunmore Lang   as the home of 'people of cultivated minds and refined taste'. Thomson became one of the leaders of early pastoral society. At Kardinia in 1837 he formally welcomed Governor S ir Richard Bourke on his first visit to the Geelong district. He was active in the early exploration and survey of the area west of Geelong, and is said to have driven the first bullock team from Geelong to Melbourne in spite of the hostility of the Aboriginal tribes around Werribee." Australian Dictionary of Biography Volume 2, Melbourne University Press, 1967, pp 522-523. Retrieved from  []    ||   ||
 * Kardinia was built by Dr Alexander Thomson one of Geelong's earliest settlers. It stands today on the southern bank of the Barwon River close to the main north south road -LaTrobe Street. "Kardinia is an aboriginal word meaning sunrise.
 * Source: Lyndsay Gardiner, 'Thomson, Alexander (1800 - 1866)',
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