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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Yonki Yonka
(1823–1846)
shepherd and sailor
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Yanggendyinanyuk
(1834–1886)
tracker, cricketer, and cultural exponent
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Yamurra
(1863–?)
Wild Australia Show performer
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Woretemoeteryenner
(1795–1847)
palawa woman
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Whye, Alfred Ernest
(1882–1969)
soldier, expatriate, and railway worker
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Welch, Maria
(1834–1909)
Kaurna matriarch
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Wavehill, Ronnie
(1936–2000)
stockman and storyteller
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Ware, Uruba Demag (Demaga)
(1857–1915)
pioneer of Wag
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Ware, Elia
(1911–1987)
soldier and Torres Strait Islander activist
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Turandurey
(1806–?)
Wiradjuri woman, guide, and interpreter
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Tarra Bobby
(1834–1874)
lewin (messenger) and cultural mediator
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Swift, Paddy
(1848–1922)
stockman, horse breaker and trainer, and missionary
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Swift, Jenny
(1858–1894)
missionary and dormitory matron
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Stafford, Alfred George (Alf)
(1906–1996)
public servant and sporting personality
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Reys, Frank
(1931–1984)
jockey
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Pluto, Kitty
(1877–1946)
gold miner and prospector
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Pluto
(1869–1916)
prospector and mining entrepreneur
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Old Moppy
(1787–1842)
Aboriginal leader, guide, and resistance fighter
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O'Chin, Andrew (Jack)
(1917–1978)
Aboriginal community leader and rugby league footballer
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Noble, Jack
(1855–1935)
native police trooper
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Nayombolmi
(1895–1967)
rock art artist
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Mungo Man
(?–?)
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Mungo Lady
(?–?)
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Mulun, Magdalena
(1871–1913)
Aboriginal community leader and Christian
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Multuggerah
(1820–1846)
Aboriginal warrior, resistance leader, and headman
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Mullawallah
(1821–1896)
Wadawurrung (Wathaurong) ancestor and ambassador, and Burrumbeet Balug Arweet
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Mosby, Harry Walter
(1945–1993)
railway worker and Paralympian
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Matbar, Lallie
(1905–1970)
Wangkatha woman
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Luther, Maurice Jupurrurla
(1945–1985)
Warlpiri community leader
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Little, Jimmy
(1937–2012)
singer, musician, and philanthropist
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Little, James Kunkus
(1911–1972)
entertainer and gum leaf band player
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Kudnarto
(1832–1855)
Kaurna and Ngadjuri landholder
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Kudajarnd
(1845–1905)
elder, senior law man, and Wild Australia Show performer
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Kabirriki, Nipper
(1910–1987)
research collaborator
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Jaminji, Paddy
(1912–1996)
artist
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Ivaritji
(1849–1929)
Kaurna elder, Kaurna language speaker, and weaver
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Irwin, William Allan
(1878–1918)
shearer and soldier
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Hippai, Peter
(1835–1904)
stockman and cultural custodian
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Hanley, Kitty (Kate)
(1845–1917)
Wiradjuri matriarch and midwife
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Gida
(1849–1899)
mamus (chief) and Wild Australia Show performer
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Fraser, Eulla/Fulgentius
(1899–1967)
evangelist, drover and stockman
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Foley, Shirley
(1938–2000)
Badtjala (Butchulla) woman and Senior Traditional Owner
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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/Nubuluna
(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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Cooper, Lynch
(1906–1971)
Yorta Yorta man, professional runner, and house painter
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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