Surname:
Billy Bumburri (Indigenous)
Source:
State Library of NSW. Papers relating to Aborigines in the Singleton District, Blanket for Native Blacks, Colonial Secretarys Office
Details:
Age 52. On Return of Aborigines to receive blankets
Surname:
Billy Bungaree (Indigenous)
Source:
The Present State of Australia
Details:
Native constable employed by A.A. Company Agent Robert Dawson. Captured absconding convict Goodwin
Surname:
Billy Capa (Mowic) (Indigenous)
Source:
State Library of NSW. Papers relating to Aborigines in the Singleton District, Blanket for Native Blacks, Colonial Secretarys Office
Details:
On list of aborigines to receive blankets
Surname:
Billy Copah (Mowey) (Indigenous)
Source:
State Library of NSW. Papers relating to Aborigines in the Singleton District, Blanket for Native Blacks, Colonial Secretarys Office
Details:
On Return of Aborigines to receive blankets
Surname:
Billy Foster (Indigenous)
Source:
The Wingham Chronicle 10 August 1943
Details:
Harking back to Hannas store, the commodities therein, although probably of limited quantity and range, proved a source of attraction to the blacks and a raid was made on the premises during the darkness of a July night in 1833. Entrance to the premises was effected by the simple process of lifting the roof off, which, being made of bark, offered no serious obstacle to the marauders. They got away with several bags of flour, a musket, two axes and a number of blankets and bolts of winsey. A hue and cry was raised next day and two constables succeeded in effecting the arrest of Billy Foster, Cocky and Tommys Martha. They were brought for trial but managed to escape from the lock up and were never seen afterwards. A reward of 2 pounds was offered by the authorities for their apprehension
Surname:
Billy Gobah (Mowey) (Indigenous)
Source:
State Library of NSW. Papers relating to Aborigines in the Singleton District, Blanket for Native Blacks, Colonial Secretarys Office
Details:
Age 26. On Return of Aborigines to receive blankets
Surname:
Billy Good-day (Indigenous)
Details:
Very dry weather is the sad remark introductory to all conversation here, whether between old friends or strangers. Evan the black native joins in the lamentation, but there is a sly expression or conscious mimicry in his eye which assures you that he, at least is only pretending to look before and after, and sigh for what is not. Our sable brethren by the bye, are turning the lowness of the river to good account, by dragging the holes with a net, which they carry about with them in a basket. They boast of not having left a fish between this and Singleton. Having spent a few days here in fishing by day and drinking rum by night, they have gone higher up the river, promising if they can find a market for their fish to have a good spree on their return. Billy Good-day, the black who lost his arm in Maitland is apparently the leading man of the party, being the owner of lessee of the fishing net. A friend of mine endeavoured to reason with Billy on the folly of spending his earnings in rum, instead of buying tea and sugar, shirts, and such like solid comforts; but billy answered, Murry fond of rum, massa; blackfellow always buy rum always!, laying an emphasis on the last word, as if twas written in the book of fate, and therefore useless to talk of altering it.
Surname:
Billy Gooday (Tombo) (Indigenous)
Source:
State Library of NSW. Papers relating to Aborigines in the Singleton District, Blanket for Native Blacks, Colonial Secretarys Office
Details:
One arm. Age 25. On Return of Aborigines to receive blankets
Surname:
Billy Gooday (Tombo) (Indigenous)
Source:
State Library of NSW. Papers relating to Aborigines in the Singleton District, Blanket for Native Blacks, Colonial Secretarys Office
Details:
Age 21. On Return of Aborigines to receive blankets
Surname:
Billy Goodaye (Comboine) (Indigenous)
Source:
State Library of NSW. Papers relating to Aborigines in the Singleton District, Blanket for Native Blacks, Colonial Secretarys Office
Details:
On list of aborigines to receive blankets
Surname:
Billy Goodday alias Coombine (Indigenous)
Details:
One armed native. Fined 5s or 24 hrs in the cells for drunkenness. Fine paid by one of the inmates of the cells who preferred his room to his company
Surname:
Billy Murphy (Yellow Billy) (Indigenous)
Source:
The Scone Advocate 4 February 1927
Details:
The last king of the Hunter was Billy Murphy but his plate bore the words Yellow Billy. Unlike his wife, Nanny he was not a full blood.
Surname:
Binnalmie (Indigenous)
Source:
Registers of Coroners Inquests and Magisterial Inquiries (Ancestry)
Details:
Found dead. Cause unknown
Surname:
Biraban (Indigenous)
Source:
An Australian Language as spoken by the Awabakal, the people of Awaba, Lake Macquarie, being an account of their language, traditions and customs - Lancelot Threlkeld
Details:
Analysis of the name Biraban - The word is formed from Bira, the cry of the bird which we call the Eagle hawk. The -ban postfixed denotes the one who does the action. As applied to McGill, the name may have been given to him from some circumstance in his infancy, perhaps his infantile cry. Eagle Hawk may have been his totem or family name; or, as our blackfellows name their children from some trivial incident at the time of birth, he may have been called Biraban, becaue an eagle hawk was seen or heard then
Surname:
Biraban (Indigenous)
First Name:
Barabahn or Macgil or McGill
Place:
Newcastle - Lake Macquarie
Source:
King Plates: A History of Aboriginal Gorgets By Jakelin Troy
Details:
Barabahn or MacGil Chief of the Tribe at Bartabah on Lake Macquarie. Rewarded with a gorget for his assistance in reducing his Native Tongue to a written language - (Gunson 1974, vol. 1, 6)
Surname:
Biraban (Magill) (Wepohng) (Indigenous)
Place:
Newcastle / Lake Macquarie
Source:
Glenrock Lagoon Cultural Landscape Conservation Management and Cultural Tourism Plan NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Details:
The Awabakal man who stands out in the historical record is Wepohng, better known as Biraban or Magill. He was clearly a superb linguist and a great teacher and is probably largely responsible, through translation, for much of the information Threlkeld collected. He moved freely between Lake Macquarie and Newcastle and was well acquainted with the various routes through the SRA. Born c. 1800 he had spent time in Sydney, where he learnt to speak English fluently. In 1821 he was sent with Captain Francis Allman to set up the new penal settlement at Port Macquarie, where he also acted as bush constable. On his return to Newcastle he married Tipahmahah, by whom he had a son Yerowwa/Francis, born in 1823 (Gunson 1974: 317)
Surname:
Biraban (McGill) (Indigenous)
Source:
Reid s Mistake - Keith Clouten
Details:
Also known as McGill. Aboriginal who assisted Rev. Thelkeld with language
Surname:
Bit o Bread (Arula) (Indigenous)
Source:
State Library of NSW. Papers relating to Aborigines in the Singleton District, Blanket for Native Blacks, Colonial Secretarys Office
Details:
On list of aborigines to receive blankets
Surname:
Bit o Bread (Indigenous)
Source:
State Library of NSW. Papers relating to Aborigines in the Singleton District, Blanket for Native Blacks, Colonial Secretarys Office
Details:
Age 45. On Return of Aborigines to receive blankets
Surname:
Bit of Bread (Arawylla (Indigenous)
Source:
State Library of NSW. Papers relating to Aborigines in the Singleton District, Blanket for Native Blacks, Colonial Secretarys Office
Details:
Age 46. On Return of Aborigines to receive blankets
