251:. Dangar named the Dart Brook rivulet and followed it north. He encountered a group of Geawegal living along Dart Brook who appeared confident toward the white men. Dangar described the land as a rich and eligible tract for colonisation. At the headwaters of the brook, Dangar's group had a three-hour battle with another party of 150 Aborigines and were forced to retreat when one of them was speared in the head. Dangar later allotted the best lands along Dart Brook for himself and his brother William, but legal proceedings taken against him resulted in his suspension from the surveying department and the transfer of these lands to the prominent colonist
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358:"Dartbrook"
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