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Johnny Mullagh Johnny Mullagh i(A125121 works by) (a.k.a. Muarrinim; Unaarrimin)
Born: Established: ca. 1841 Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 1891
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal
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BiographyHistory

Born on Mullagh Station, Victoria in the 1840's, Johnny is believed to have been a decendant of the Madimadi people and worked as a shearer and a stockman in his youth. Johnny Mullagh participated in the first Australian cricket tour of England in 1868 and Johnny Mullagh was remembered as a graceful, scientific batsman, and a clean hitter who was most adept at playing pace bowl.

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Notes

  • See also the full Australian Dictionary of Biography Online entry for Johnny Mullagh.
  • The ADB Online suggests the name Muarrinim may have been Mullagh's birth name but the Johnny Mullagh Cricket Centre in Victoria uses Unaarrimin.
  • See also the entry for Johnny Mullagh on the Victorian Indigenous Honour Roll: http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/indigenous/leadership/victorian-indigenous-honour-roll/victorian-indigenous-honour-roll-biographies/johnny-mullagh-or-unaarrimin
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