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This last option, which is now Yarra Park, had been used by Aborigines until 1835.

Between 1835 and 1853 it was an agistment area for colonial troopers ’ horses.

In 1850 it was part of a stretch set aside for public recreation extending from Governor La Trobe ’ s Jolimont Estate to the Yarra River.

By 1853 it had become a busy promenade for Melbourne residents.