Indigenous Australian Dictionary of Biography
This project seeks to add the stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to the ADB to redress an imbalance and make it more reflective of Australian history.
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Djimongurr
(1910–1969)
cultural storyteller, marrkidjbu (healer), and rock art artist
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Dennison, Charles (Charlie)
(1846–1956)
stockman, horse whisperer, and cultural man
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Daniels, Dexter
(1936–1999)
union organiser and political activist
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Dalaipi
(1795–1863)
headman, orator, rainmaker, guide, philosopher, and mediator
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Crow, Jim
(1825–1884)
guide, host, and symbolic figure
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Croft, Joseph (Joe)
(1925–1996)
surveyor and public servant
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Cooper, Lynch
(1906–1971)
Yorta Yorta man, professional runner, and house painter
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Coomindah, Mary Ann
(1865–1929)
gdanja (herbalist), healer, and domestic servant
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Cook, Sydney James
(1937–1983)
state ward and union organiser
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Chaseland, Tommy
(1800–1869)
sealer, whaler, and expatriate
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Carter, Roland Wenzel
(1892–1960)
soldier and community leader
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Bussamarai
(1795–1852)
Aboriginal resistance leader
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Bungarie, John
(1829–1854)
native police officer
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Brooks, Walter Woodman (Jacky)
(1906–1968)
rugby league footballer
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Brice, Annie
(1849–1931)
domestic servant
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Bohemia, Jack Nyibayarri
(1903–1994)
Gooniyandi cultural leader and police tracker
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Bogan, Billy
(1860–1900)
tracker and fugitive
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Blackman, Thomas Henry
(1843–1920)
rural labourer, farmer, and bushrangers’ associate
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Bellear, Lisa
(1961–2006)
Indigenous activist, photographer, and radio broadcaster
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Barlow, Billy
(1825–1860)
Gubbi Gubbi headman and resistance leader
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Ballandella
(1831–1863)
stolen child
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Arabanoo
(1759–1789)
Aboriginal leader
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Apma, Undelya (Minnie)
(1909–1990)
Arrernte woman and domestic servant