King Billy

King Billy
a) Imaginary king of the Australian aboriginal people.

1902: An supposen Ole King Billy an his ole black gin comes round at holiday time and squats on the verander — , A Bush Publicans Lament, [

b) Tasmanian aboriginal man (c.1835-1869) believed to have been the last Tasmanian aboriginal man. (Reference: Bill Wannan, Australian Folklore, Lansdowne Press, 1970, reprint 1979 ISBN 0-7018-1309-1, entry for "King Billy", page 333.)

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