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  1. Kikatapula (1800–1832) Palawa resistance leader
  2. Kudajarnd (1845–1905) elder, senior law man, and Wild Australia Show performer
  3. Kudnarto (1832–1855) Kaurna and Ngadjuri landholder
  4. Kurringy (1798–1870) Aboriginal resistance leader, sailor, and sealer
  5. Lawrie, Mickey Free (1868–1947) whale songman and marban bai (magic-way leader)
  6. Lester, Nellie (1924–1989) nurse
  7. Little, James Kunkus (1911–1972) entertainer and gum leaf band player
  8. Little, Jimmy (1937–2012) singer, musician, and philanthropist
  9. Luther, Maurice Jupurrurla (1945–1985) Warlpiri community leader
  10. Macquarie, Alice (1842–?) domestic servant
  11. Macquarie, Elizabeth (1846–1923) domestic servant
  12. Macquarie, Mary Evans (1834–1917) midwife
  13. Matbar, Lallie (1905–1970) Wangkatha woman
  14. McKenzie, Queenie Mingmarriya Nakarra (1915–1998) law woman, leader, and artist
  15. Mitchell, Putangaja Ernie (1900–1970) activist and community leader
  16. Mosby, Harry Walter (1945–1993) railway worker and Paralympian
  17. Mullawallah (1821–1896) Wadawurrung (Wathaurong) ancestor and ambassador, and Burrumbeet Balug Arweet
  18. Multuggerah (1820–1846) Aboriginal warrior, resistance leader, and headman
  19. Mulun, Magdalena (1871–1913) Aboriginal community leader and Christian
  20. Mungo Lady (?–?)
  21. Mungo Man (?–?)
  22. Munns, Oscar John (1906–1982) community leader, stockman, noted athlete
  23. Musgrave, George (1920–2006) Kuku Thaypan speaker, knowledge holder, and teacher
  24. Nangar (1848–1927) Wiradjuri walamira (clever man)
  25. Nayombolmi (1895–1967) rock art artist
  26. Nebinyan (1840–1911) whaler, songman and cultural informant
  27. Neramberein (1827–?) foundling, stock tracker, companion and explorer
  28. Ngumundi (1780–1845) Kabi Kabi headman
  29. Nicholls, Gladys (1906–1981) activist, property owner, community worker, and businesswoman
  30. Nikaminik (1813–1849) Aboriginal resistance member and palawa ancestor
  31. Noble, Jack (1855–1935) native police trooper
  32. O'Chin, Andrew (Jack) (1917–1978) Aboriginal community leader and rugby league footballer
  33. O'Donoghue, Lowitja (1932–2024) campaigner for Aboriginal rights and nurse
  34. Old Moppy (1787–1842) Aboriginal leader, guide, and resistance fighter
  35. Ooloogan (1840–1928) Wiradjuri walamira (clever man) and travelling showman
  36. Pluto (1869–1916) prospector and mining entrepreneur
  37. Pluto, Kitty (1877–1946) gold miner and prospector
  38. Quilp (1886–1970) stockman, artist and cultural intermediary
  39. Reys, Frank (1931–1984) jockey
  40. Rodriguez, Mary Catherine (Katie) (1920–1994) Catholic novice, cook and domestic
  41. Simms, Joseph (Joe) (1859–1945) entertainer, temperance advocate, and international traveller
  42. Smith, Marion Elizabeth (1891–1957) nurse, expatriate, and education advocate
  43. Stafford, Alfred George (Alf) (1906–1996) public servant and sporting personality
  44. Stanley, Muriel Conomie (1918–1979) obstetric nurse and welfare worker
  45. Swift, Jenny (1858–1894) missionary and dormitory matron
  46. Swift, Paddy (1848–1922) stockman, horse breaker and trainer, and missionary
  47. Tanganutara (Sarah) (1805–1858) palawa woman
  48. Tarra Bobby (1834–1874) lewin (messenger) and cultural mediator
  49. Thomas, Juluma Rover (1926–1998) stockman, dreamer, and artist
  50. Timms, Freddie Ngarrmaliny Janama (1946–2017) stockman, artist, and broker
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