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Tarra Bobby (1834–1874)

lewin (messenger) and cultural mediator

Tarra Bobby, by Carl Walter, c.1859

Tarra Bobby, by Carl Walter, c.1859

State Library of Victoria, 53351071

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Tarra Bobby, by Carl Walter, c.1859

Tarra Bobby, by Carl Walter, c.1859

State Library of Victoria, 53351071

Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Boon-bul-wa
  • Bun-Bun-wire
  • Bun-bool-ware
  • Boon-bool-wy-er
Birth

1834
Gippsland, Victoria, Australia

Death

7 June, 1874 (aged ~ 40)
Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

pelvic abscess

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