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Billy Jagar

Billy Jagar (1870–1930) was an Australian Aboriginal elder of the Yirrganydji people of north Queensland. He has been called the King of the Barron. After his death, one of his king plates was lost for sixty years.

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Billy Jagar (1870–1930) was an Australian Aboriginal elder of the Yirrganydji people of north Queensland. He has been called the King of the Barron.¹ After his death, one of his king plates was lost for sixty years.²

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"Stratford Heritage Trail". stratfordhistory.org.au.
"The Long Journey of Billy Jagar's Breast Plate". Radio National. 8 June 2006.