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Jimmy Governor (c. 1875 – 18 January 1901) was an Indigenous Australian who was proclaimed an outlaw after committing a series of murders in 1900. His actions initiated a cycle of violence in which nine people were killed (either by Governor or his accomplices).
Jimmy Governor (1875-1901), outlaw, was born on the Talbragar River, New South Wales, son of Sam (later Thomas) Governor (or Grosvenor), bullock-driver, and his wife Annie, née Fitzgerald. He received his schooling at a mission school and at Gulgong.
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Jul 7, 2022 · Few bushrangers have such a horrific and blood soaked history as Jimmy Governor, the Aboriginal bandit who struck terror in New South Wales at the turn of the last century. Governor ended the lives of nine people, mostly women and children, and signified the end of the colonial era in Australia with his three month…
James Houston Davis (September 11, 1899 – November 5, 2000) was an American singer, songwriter, and politician. After achieving fame for releasing both sacred and popular songs, Davis served as governor of Louisiana from 1944 to 1948 and again from 1960 to 1964. As Governor, he was an opponent of efforts to desegregate Louisiana.
Jimmy Governor - Oxford Reference. Overview. Jimmy Governor. (1875—1901) Quick Reference. (1875–1901), Aboriginal bushranger, was born near Talbragar River, NSW. In 1898 he married Ethel Page, a 16-year-old white woman. From April 1900 the couple lived on John Mawbey's property, near ...
A documentary that examines the life of Jimmy Governor, an Aboriginal man who killed a dozen white people in 1900. Governor has been immortalised in Thomas Keneally's novel The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, which was itself adapted by director Fred Schepisi into a film.
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Jan 1, 1972 · The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith by Thomas Keneally is based on the life of an Australian bushranger called Jimmy Governor. Fictionalised as Jimmy Blacksmith, the character takes several steps down the social ladder in terms of his name, but remains at the bottom of the pile in reality by virtue of being not only black, but also an Aborigine.
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