Paddy Rhatigan Paddy Rhatigan i(A126442 works by)
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal
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From the Kimberley area of Western Australia, Paddy Rhatigan was given his name by the station manager Jack Rhatigan who was the son of Mick Rhatigan. Rhatigan's grandfather survived a massacre on Texas Downs station by hiding inside the carcass of the animal his people had been skinning when the white men found them and opened fire.

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