Ships from England Somewhere Coming to the Gulf Country

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Ships from England Somewhere Coming to the Gulf Country - Nancy Yukuwal McDinny

Nancy Yukuwal McDinny

Ships from England Somewhere Coming to the Gulf Country

200 × 200 cmacrylic on canvas

In late 1889 an old man named Jack Kieghran - he was an Irishman - he came to Australia as a convict. He and another two men, Andy Anderson - he was Norwegian - and old Steve Johnson was a Scottish man. They all swam to the shore in the Gulf of Carpentaria near the Sir Edward Pellew Islands. They swam to Vanderlin Island.

Old Steve Johnson met a Yanyuwa lady. Her name was Harriet. They both settled in together and had kids.

Jack Kieghran met Ginny Wurndirrmar George. He moved in with her to Greenbank where they both lived and had kids together.

Andy Anderson settled at Manankurra with Alice Charlie.

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