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Yonki Yonka (c. 1823–1846)

shepherd and sailor

Yonki Yonka, lithograph by H. Hainsselin, 1846

Yonki Yonka, lithograph by H. Hainsselin, 1846

National Library of Australia, 8189832

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Yonki Yonka, lithograph by H. Hainsselin, 1846

Yonki Yonka, lithograph by H. Hainsselin, 1846

National Library of Australia, 8189832

Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Yanker Yunker
  • Yanke Yanke
  • Yanker Yanker
  • Yonker Yonker
  • Yonka Yonka
  • Yakiyunker
  • Yonke Yonke
  • Yangalla
  • Cunninghame, Bob
  • Cunningham, Robert
Birth

c. 1823
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

4 November, 1846 (aged ~ 23)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

unknown

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