Poorne Yarriworri Poorne Yarriworri i(23749793 works by) (a.k.a. Albert 'Pompey' Austin)
Born: Established: ca. 1844 ; Died: Ceased: 1889
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Djargurd Wurrung
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Poorne Yarriworri better known as Albert ‘Pompey’ Austin was the only Indigenous person to play top-level Australian football in Victoria in the nineteenth century. He was an athlete, cricketer, possibly a boxer, racehorse owner, jockey and horse-breaker, artist, musician, explorer, entertainer and public speaker. 

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