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Name	Kurringy (c. 1798–c. 1870)
Alternative Names	Cobborn Jack Black Captain Corriange Kurrigan
Born	c. 1798 Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
Died	c. 1870 (aged ~ 72)
Cultural Heritage	Dharug Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Throsby, Charles (related entry) Clarke, William Branwhite (related entry)
Occupation or Descriptor *	Indigenous resistance fighter (1814-1816) New South Wales, Australia sailor (1820-1830) New South Wales, Australia sealer (1820-1830) New South Wales, Australia shepherd (1830-1850) New South Wales, Australia Indigenous leader (1840-1868) New South Wales, Australia

* Dates are approximate