Biriban b. c.1800

Also known as Johnny McGill, Magill, Biraban
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Biriban or Johnny McGill was best known as a language informant for the Reverend Lancelot Threlkeld a Minister and linguist in the 1830s. Threlkeld thought of Biriban as a 'clever artist' and in 1831 Biriban drew a representation of the steamboat,'Sophia Jane', the location of which is currently unknown.
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Name
Biriban
Also known as:
  • Johnny McGill
  • Magill
  • Biraban
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Interpreter
  • Bush Constable or Tracker
Birth date
c.1800
Birth place
Belmont, NSW
Birth note
Then known as Bahtahbah
Death date
14 April 1846
Death place
Newcastle, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1831
Indigenous Australian
 
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW

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