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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2025-03-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000189b.htm person Windiitj Tommy AACR2 Windich, Tommy 1840 February 1876 Place of Birth Western Australia, Australia Place of Death Esperance Bay, Western Australia, Australia Explorer Tommy Windiitj explored various parts of Western and South Australia, particularly on expeditions with John and Alexander Forrest between 1869 and 1874.

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"He belonged to the Kokar people who spoke the Njaggi Njaggi tongue but was probably also fluent in the inland lingua franca, Kalarmai. Probably detribalized when young through an epidemic, he was brought up in the recently settled Bunbury district. Without formal education, he was well trained by elders in bushcraft and by white settlers in horsemanship. He was a great help to early land seekers and government surveyors, and accompanied Charles Hunt on his expedition into the country east of York in 1866. As a police tracker and native constable he helped in the arrest of the murderers of Edward Clarkson in January."

 Forrest, John (1847 - 1918) Forrest, Alexander (1849 - 1901)

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 Windich, Tommy (-1876)

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 'Windiitj, Tommy', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Windiitj, Tommy Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Windich (Windiitj), Tommy (1840-1876), Aboriginal tracker and explorer Crowley, F. K. Windich (Windiitj), Tommy (1840-1876), Aboriginal tracker and explorer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1976 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z Bede Nairn 422-423