The Orbweavers - 'Blue Lake' (3RRR Live from Melbourne Music Week)

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Program: Blue Lake – finding Dudley Flats
(28 minute listen)
Blue-coloured acid sulfate soils, known as #CoodeIsland silt, are the chief geological feature of the #Yarrariver delta. The silt formed the lake bed and hung in suspension in the water, making it a striking blue.
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/the-history-listen/the-blue-lake/11649046

#firstnations #naarm #BirrarungMar #delta #lagoon #wetland #workingclasshistory #shantyTown

Blue Lake – finding Dudley Flats - ABC listen

On the western edge of central Melbourne lies a blind spot: the now industrialised zone was once home to the shanty town called Dudley Flats. Writer David Sornig has been walking the area re-imagining its residents.

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