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Name	Clancy McKenna
Alternative Names	Warntupungarna Warntupungarna
Born	c. 24 September, 1909 Nullagine, Western Australia, Australia
Died	20 August, 1979 (aged 69) Marble Bar, Western Australia, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	Indigenous Australian Nyamal Irish 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] Mitchell, Putangaja Ernie (colleague) Oberdoo, Jacob (colleague) Bin Bin, Dooley (associate) McLeod, Donald William (associate)
Occupation or Descriptor *	contractor (general) (1925-1950) Western Australia, Australia Indigenous culture informant (1940-1979) Western Australia, Australia Indigenous rights activist/supporter (1942-1979) Western Australia, Australia gaoled social activist (1946-1946) Western Australia, Australia wharf labourer (1954-1979) Western Australia, Australia
Key Places *	Bungalow Station (WA) (resident, ?-?) Coongan Station (WA) (resident, ?-?) Mundabullanga Station (WA) (employee, ?-?) Meentheena Station (WA) (resident, 1909-1912)

* Dates are approximate