Yangar

ancestor earth Wiradjuri single tradition · 1

Yangar, also known as Jimmy Clements or King Billy, was a Gundagai Aboriginal elder. He attended the 1927 opening of the new Federal Parliament House in Canberra and respectfully saluted the Duke and Duchess of York. He was formally presented to the royal couple as a prominent citizen of Australia.

When

First attested
1927 CE
Attested period
1927 – 1927
Historical notes
Gundagai Aboriginal elder who attended the opening of Parliament House.

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“Gundagai Aboriginal elders, Jimmy Clements and John Noble, attended the 1927 opening of the new Federal Parliament House in Canberra by the then-Duke of York. Jimmy Clements also known as King Billy whose traditional name was 'Yangar'”

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