 In 1839, Charles Sievwright, the newly appointed Assistant Protector of Aborigines (for the western district) sets up camp on the Barwon river near Fyans ford.The Geelong Keys were discovered around 1845 by Governor Charles La Trobe on Corio Bay.They were embedded in the stone in such a way that he believed that they had been there for 100–150 years, possibly dropped by Portuguese explorers.