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Name	Mathinna (c. 1835–?)
Born	c. 1835 Port Sorell, Tasmania, Australia
Died	Unknown
Cultural Heritage	Indigenous Australian Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Groups *	Recovered Lives anthology, 2019 (member)
Legacies *	Mathinna (Tasmania) (eponym)
Key Places *	Wybalenna Aboriginal Settlement (Tas) (resident, 1835-1841) Queen's Orphan School (Hobart) (resident, 1843-1844) Wybalenna Aboriginal Settlement (Tas) (resident, 1844-1847) Queen's Orphan School (Hobart) (resident, 1847-1851) Oyster Cove Aboriginal Station (Tas) (resident, 1851)
Social Issues *	stolen child (victim, 1841)

* Dates are approximate

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