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  1. Macquarie, Mary Evans (1834–1917) midwife
  2. Matbar, Lallie (1905–1970) Wangkatha woman
  3. McKenzie, Queenie Mingmarriya Nakarra (1915–1998) law woman, leader, and artist
  4. Mitchell, Putangaja Ernie (1900–1970) activist and community leader
  5. Mosby, Harry Walter (1945–1993) railway worker and Paralympian
  6. Mullawallah (1821–1896) Wadawurrung (Wathaurong) ancestor and ambassador, and Burrumbeet Balug Arweet
  7. Multuggerah (1820–1846) Aboriginal warrior, resistance leader, and headman
  8. Mulun, Magdalena (1871–1913) Aboriginal community leader and Christian
  9. Mungo Lady (?–?)
  10. Mungo Man (?–?)
  11. Munns, Oscar John (1906–1982) community leader, stockman, noted athlete
  12. Musgrave, George (1920–2006) Kuku Thaypan speaker, knowledge holder, and teacher
  13. Nangar (1848–1927) Wiradjuri walamira (clever man)
  14. Nayombolmi (1895–1967) rock art artist
  15. Nebinyan (1840–1911) whaler, songman, and cultural informant
  16. Ngumundi (1780–1845) Kabi Kabi headman
  17. Nikaminik (1813–1849) Aboriginal resistance member and palawa ancestor
  18. Noble, Jack (1855–1935) native police trooper
  19. O'Chin, Andrew (Jack) (1917–1978) Aboriginal community leader and rugby league footballer
  20. Old Moppy (1787–1842) Aboriginal leader, guide, and resistance fighter
  21. Ooloogan (1840–1928) Wiradjuri walamira (clever man) and travelling showman
  22. Pluto (1869–1916) prospector and mining entrepreneur
  23. Pluto, Kitty (1877–1946) gold miner and prospector
  24. Reys, Frank (1931–1984) jockey
  25. Rodriguez, Mary Catherine (Katie) (1920–1994) Catholic novice, cook and domestic
  26. Simms, Joseph (Joe) (1859–1945) entertainer, temperance advocate, and international traveller
  27. Smith, Marion Elizabeth (1891–1957) nurse, expatriate, and education advocate
  28. Stafford, Alfred George (Alf) (1906–1996) public servant and sporting personality
  29. Swift, Jenny (1858–1894) missionary and dormitory matron
  30. Swift, Paddy (1848–1922) stockman, horse breaker and trainer, and missionary
  31. Tanganutara (Sarah) (1805–1858) palawa woman
  32. Tarra Bobby (1834–1874) lewin (messenger) and cultural mediator
  33. Thomas, Juluma Rover (1926–1998) stockman, dreamer, and artist
  34. Timms, Freddie Ngarrmaliny Janama (1946–2017) stockman, artist, and broker
  35. Tjapaltjarri, Namarari (Mick) (1923–1998) Pintupi man and artist
  36. Tongerlongeter (1790–1837) warrior and leader
  37. Turandurey (1806–?) Wiradjuri woman, guide, and interpreter
  38. Ware, Elia (1911–1987) soldier and Torres Strait Islander activist
  39. Ware, Uruba Demag (Demaga) (1857–1915) pioneer of Wag
  40. Wavehill, Ronnie (1936–2020) stockman and storyteller
  41. Welch, Maria (1834–1909) Kaurna matriarch
  42. Whye, Alfred Ernest (1882–1969) soldier, expatriate, and railway worker
  43. Woretemoeteryenner (1795–1847) palawa woman
  44. Yamurra (1863–?) Wild Australia Show performer
  45. Yanggendyinanyuk (1834–1886) tracker, cricketer, and cultural exponent
  46. Yarrowick, May (1876–1949) midwife
  47. Yonki Yonka (1823–1846) shepherd and sailor
  48. Yoolpee, Moses (1865–1940) Karuwali–Mithaka elder and stockman
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