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Name	Biraban (?–c. 1842)
Alternative Names	Maggill Eagle Hawk Magill Barabahn MacGil John McGill
Born	Unknown
Died	c. 1842 New South Wales, Australia
Religious Influence	Calvinist Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Backhouse, James (acquaintance) Walker, George Washington (acquaintance) Leichhardt, Ludwig (acquaintance) Threlkeld, Lancelot Edward (collaborator) Allman, Francis (related entry)
Occupation or Descriptor *	Indigenous leader (1819-1842) New South Wales, Australia Indigenous tracker (1821-1821) New South Wales, Australia
Key Places *	Lake Macquarie (NSW) Port Macquarie penal settlement (NSW)

* Dates are approximate