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Joe Flick
Joe Flick (c.1865 – 28 October 1889) was an Indigenous Australian outlaw famous for being one of the few people to have killed a Native Police officer. He also wounded the well-known British colonist Frank Hann in a shootout at Lawn Hill Station in the colony of Queensland. Early life It appears that Flick was born in the Mehi River region of northern New South Wales around the year 1865. His father was Henry (Harry) Flick, a German-Australian stockman who worked at the Mungyer property near Mallowa. His mother was an Aboriginal woman, who was probably of the Gamilaraay people. Due to his mixed Aboriginal heritage, Joe Flick was judged by colonial Australian society to be a ''half-caste'' or '' yellow boy'', derogatory terms designed to belittle his worth as a human based upon his darker skin. Despite the social stigma, Flick was accepted as a legitimate son by his father and spent at least part of his childhood on Mungyer Station where he was taught how to be a stockman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indigenous Australian
Indigenous Australians are people with familial heritage from, or recognised membership of, the various ethnic groups living within the territory of contemporary Australia prior to History of Australia (1788–1850), British colonisation. They consist of two distinct groups, which include many ethnic groups: the Aboriginal Australians of the mainland and many islands, including Aboriginal Tasmanians, Tasmania, and the Torres Strait Islanders of the seas between Queensland and Papua New Guinea, located in Melanesia. 812,728 people Aboriginality, self-identified as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin in the 2021 Australian Census, representing 3.2% of the total population of Australia. Of these Indigenous Australians, 91.4% identified as Aboriginal, 4.2% identified as Torres Strait Islander, and 4.4% identified with both groups. The term Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples or the person's specific cultural group, is often preferred, though the term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charleville, Queensland
Charleville () is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Charleville had a population of 2,992. Geography Located in southwestern Queensland, Australia, Charleville is the terminus for the Warrego Highway, which stretches from Brisbane and is situated: * 89 kilometres (55 miles) west of Morven, Queensland, Morven * 135 kilometres (83 miles) west of Mungallala * 178 kilometres (111 miles) west of Mitchell, Queensland, Mitchell * 203 kilometres (126 miles) west of Amby, Queensland, Amby * 226 kilometres (140 miles) west of Muckadilla, Queensland, Muckadilla * west of Roma, Queensland, Roma * west of Miles, Queensland, Miles * 454 kilometres (282 miles) west of Chinchilla, Queensland, Chinchilla * west of Dalby, Queensland, Dalby * 591 kilometres (367 miles) west of Oakey, Queensland, Oakey * west of Toowoomba * west of Brisbane It is the largest town and administrative centre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
