Fanny Balbuk Fanny Balbuk i(A143230 works by)
Born: Established: 1840 ; Died: Ceased: 1907
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Noongar / Nyoongar / Nyoongah / Nyungar / Nyungah / Noonygar
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BiographyHistory

'Fanny Balbuk was a prominent Noongar woman, born during the early years of British settlement on Matagarup (Heirisson Island) along the Derbal Yaragan (Swan River) in Perth, Western Australia. Balbuk provided information about Noongar culture and history to anthropologist Daisy Bates' (q.v.). Source: www.nma.gov.au (Sighted 28/10/2011).

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