Billy Jagar (1870–1930) was an elder of the
Yirrganydji people
The Yirrganydji (Irrukandji) people are an Indigenous Australian people of Queensland who trace their descent from the ''Irukandji'' and, as such, are the original custodians of a narrow coastal strip within Djabugay country that runs northwa ...
of north
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
. He has been called the King of the Barron. After his death one of his
king plates was lost for sixty years.
References
Australian Aboriginal elders
1870 births
1930 deaths
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