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Jungarrayi, Gwoja (c. 1895–1965)

urrempel (ceremony) man, entrepreneur, and iconic figure

Gwoja Jungarrayi, by Roy Dunstan, 1935

Gwoja Jungarrayi, by Roy Dunstan, 1935

State Library of New South Wales

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Gwoja Jungarrayi, by Roy Dunstan, 1935

Gwoja Jungarrayi, by Roy Dunstan, 1935

State Library of New South Wales

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Alternative Names
  • One Pound Jimmy
  • Jungarai , Gwoya
  • Kwatye
Birth

c. 1895
Northern Territory, Australia

Death

28 March, 1965 (aged ~ 70)
Narwietooma station, Northern Territory, Australia

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