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An Apollonaut travel guide
The island behind the maze.
The first people of the island, a name given in 1798 and a coast of cliffs and penguins offer several ways into the story around A Maze’N Things.
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Bunurong Country
The Yalloc Bulluk clan of the Bunurong people, part of the Kulin nation, were Phillip Island’s earliest inhabitants. Their names for the island include corriong and millowl.
A Maze’N Things acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which it stands.
A governor’s name
George Bass reached the island by whaleboat from Sydney on 5 January 1798 and named it after Arthur Phillip, the first governor of New South Wales.
Cowes grew into the island’s largest town.
A coast in view
At the island’s western tip the Nobbies look out towards Seal Rocks, and at Summerland Beach little penguins come ashore at dusk.
This history belongs to the place and the people who shaped it. The History page offers a longer introduction, and the timeline gives a short route through selected milestones.
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Sources & further reading
Links lead to the original publishers.
