Squatting in Victoria

Recollections of Squatting in Victoria written by

Edward M. Curr.

Curr. Edward M. (Edward Mickelwaithe), 1820 - 1889., was a squatter and author who managed, on behalf of his father, the Wolfscrag, Tongala, Lower Moira, Colbinabbin, and Coragorag sheep runs and, in partnership with his brother William, conducted the Corop (Gargarro) run.

His western Goulburn Valley runs were in the tribal areas of the Bangerang, Ngooraialum and Pinpandor Aboriginals, at that time numerous, and Curr evinced a warm sympathy for them and a keen interest in their lives.

His portrayal of station life in the western Goulburn Valley and his work on the Aboriginals of Victoria are of merit. His approach to these people, and his fellow squatters reveals sympathetic understanding and his writings increase the knowledge of early Victoria. He died on 3 August 1889 at St Kilda, and was buried in the Roman Catholic section of the St Kilda general cemetery.