Yarri
Yarri was one of four Indigenous men who rescued more than 40 people using bark canoes from the 1852 floodwaters. Yarri and Jacky Jacky were honoured with bronze medallions for their efforts, and were allowed to demand sixpences from all Gundagai residents, although Yarri was maltreated on at least one occasion after the flood.
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“The efforts of Yarri, Jacky Jacky, and two other Indigenous men Jackie Douglas and Tommy Davis in saving many Gundagai people from the 1852 floodwaters were heroic. Between them, these men rescued more than 40 people using bark canoes. Yarri and Jacky Jacky were honoured with bronze medallions for their efforts”
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“Yarri a tree-climbing predatory animal along the Herbert River (possibly part of the myths of speakers of the Warrgamay language or Warrongo language).”
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