KING JARINGOORLI HAS PASSED AWAY
When old King Jaringoorli, of the Wolmin Yowaroo tribe in Broome, passed away not long ago, he left many sad hearts behind him, for he was a fine type of Australian aborigine and greatly respected hy both bis own (people and the whites. A striking figure with, silvery hair and whiskers, King Jaringoorli was 90. His memory was excellent up to the last, and he loved to tell his children duel grandchildren of the days of the first invasion by the white man and his pearling boats. He bad a booming voice which thrilled his listeners, especially when he described how, when he was diving for shell, he was attacked by a shark and bitten on each thigh. Ho was brought to the surface and sewn up with an ordinary needle and thread. Two long scars testified to the truth of this story.
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Evening Star, Issue 23728, 8 November 1940, Page 3
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