Don Green Don Green i(A112073 works by) (birth name: Doug Khan) (a.k.a. Darkie Green)
Born: Established: 1916 Halls Creek, Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 1990
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Kija
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Don Green was born in Hall's Creek in the East Kimberleys. His father was from Pakistan or Afghanistan and his mother was full blood of the Gidja people. Green lived in the bush with his mother until he was eight years old. He worked at several jobs, including stock work on Mabel Downs station for ten years before working for the Public Works Department and clearing land for farmers. Green's wife was Chinese and Aboriginal, and they had ten children.

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