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William Barak (ca. 1866) sourced from Wikimedia commons.
William Barak William Barak i(A94853 works by) (a.k.a. William Beruk)
Born: Established: ca. 1824 Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 15 Aug 1903
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Wurundjeri / Woiwurung
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1 Eye Witness to a Shared History: William Barak William Barak , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 15 June vol. 5 no. 107 2006; (p. 27)
— Review of William Barak : Bridge Builder of the Kulin Gib Wettenhall , 2006 single work biography
1 How the Aborigines Discovered Fire William Barak , 1984 single work prose dreaming story
— Appears in: When the Wattles Bloom Again : The Life and Times of William Barak, Last Chief of the Yarra Yarra Tribe 1984; (p. 100)
1 y separately published work icon How the Yarra River was Formed William Barak , 2007 Z1759095 1984 single work prose dreaming story
1 2 Ceremony William Barak , 1897 single work art work

The picture was created by Wurundjeri [Woiwurung] elder Barak – known by some in the Aboriginal community as "Uncle William" or "Grandfather" – in 1897. It was exchanged by its creator for a glass work by English craftsman Frank Piggott Webb, and has remained with Webb's descendants until now.
1 Letter to the Editor by the Coranderrk Aborigines William Barak , 1882 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature 2009; (p. 113)
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