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Nangar (c. 1848–1927)

Wiradjuri walamira (clever man)

Nangar (Jimmy Clements), Canberra, 1927

Nangar (Jimmy Clements), Canberra, 1927

Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

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Nangar (Jimmy Clements), Canberra, 1927

Nangar (Jimmy Clements), Canberra, 1927

Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

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Alternative Names
  • Clements, James
  • Clements, Jimmy
  • Clements, Jack
  • King Jimmy
  • Yangar
  • Clements, King Billy
  • Clements, King Jimmy
Birth

c. 1848
Mount Canobolas, New South Wales, Australia

Death

29 August, 1927 (aged ~ 79)
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

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