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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

Oblinagil

“Although this is the history of the Parkside Football Club from 1897, prior to that it was called
Oblinagil, which in Aboriginal meant ‘near the park’ or ‘beside the park’.”

The History of the Parkside Football Club 1897 - 1997” by Herbert E. Pascarl, 1997

Recognising the traditional owners of the land Maribyrnong Council emphasizes the fact that,
“Aboriginal people have a deep and continuous connection to the place now called Victoria.
Aboriginal people have lived in the Maribyrnong River valley for at least 40,000 years and probably
far longer.

The City of Maribyrnong was built largely on the traditional lands of the Marin-balluk clan of the Woi
Wurrung language group, one of the five language groups of the Kulin Nation.

The Wurundjeri tribe of the Kulin Nation is recognised as the traditional custodians of this land. The
Kulin share religious beliefs, creation stories or oral history, and are affiliated with one of two groups
(moieties) named after creators or ancestors Bunjil (eaglehawk) and Waa (crow). The religious beliefs
formed the basis for social organisations and management of land and resources. It is estimated that
when Europeans first arrived some 200 years ago, Aboriginal nations across Victoria sustained more
than 60,000 people. These societies were characterised by a complex array of laws, languages,
traditions, spiritual beliefs and cultural ties.

European settlement in Maribyrnong in the 1830s had a massive impact on Aboriginal people, as it
did throughout Victoria and Australia, decimating communities, displacing families and disrupting
lives. Traditional lands were taken over by settlers and graziers and the local “Aboriginal community

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider