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Teddy Allen Teddy Allen i(A125935 works by) (a.k.a. Mapayi)
Born: Established: 1925 Pilbara area, North Western Australia, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal
(Storyteller) assertion
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During the Second World War, Teddy Allen was a member of the Voluntary Defence Corps (VDC) receiving military training and the responsibility of directing people to safety during air raids. Teddy Allen is a Nyamal man from the Pilbara of Western Australia. His father's name was Teddy and his family name was Mapayi. Teddy Allen is familiar with a number of languages local to the Pilbara area of Western Australia such as Nyangumarda, Nyiyiparli, Palyku, Kariyarra and Yindjibarndi. Nyaparu Raccozic is his daughter.

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