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Albert Scott
Albert Scott

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Private Albert Oswald Scott (Service No. VX140371) served in the Australian Army during the Second World War, enlisting 12 April 1943 and...

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Alison Walker
Alison Walker

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Alison Walker is a proud woman of the Yuin people / Djiringandj heritage, who grew up at Wallaga Lake. Her totem is...

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Andy Bond
Andy Bond

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Andy Bond was born in Wallaga Lake, in 1883 and the Australian military records list his service number as 4509, with the...

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Anne Thomas
Anne Thomas

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Anne Wirrimah Thomas (née Morris) was a Biripi woman respected by the local Yuin community on the Far South Coast of NSW....

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Aunty Edith Campbell
Aunty Edith Campbell

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Edith Campbell was a respected matriarch of Uncle Bill Campbell’s family remembered for her warmth, her strength and her quiet authority. Born...

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Belle McLeod
Belle McLeod

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Isabelle “Aunty Belle” McLeod (1927–2015). Isabelle May McLeod, fondly known as Aunty Belle, was a respected Elder. Born in 1927, Belle’s early life reflected...

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Belvoir St Theatre
Belvoir St Theatre

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Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney has been a leading platform for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander playwrights, actors and directors, commissioning and...

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Biamanga (Jack Mumbler)
Biamanga (Jack Mumbler)

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Biamanga (Jack Mumbler) was a respected Yuin Elder whose life was devoted to protecting Country and keeping cultural law strong. He was...

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BJ Cruse
BJ Cruse

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BJ (Benjamin John) Cruse is a respected Yuin Elder, community leader and advocate for land and cultural rights on the Far South...

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Black Theatre
Black Theatre

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The National Black Theatre (NBT) was established in Redfern in 1972 at a time of protest, pride and a movement for change...

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Bunja Smith
Bunja Smith

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Uncle Bunja Smith is a respected Elder of the Yuin Nation. He plays an active and leadership role across legal, environmental, health,...

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Burnum Burnum
Burnum Burnum

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Burnum Burnum (born Henry James “Harry” Penrith, 1936-1997) was a Yuin man and one of the most creative and visible Aboriginal rights...

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Welcome to the Yuin Digital Keeping Place. This website is intended to record and share information on events and people that have impacted on Yuin history, language and lifestyle. Over the coming years, we will include an even wider and richer collection of stories from Yuin Families.