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Tommy McRae BIOGRAPHY
c.1836 Upper Murray region - 1901 Lake Moodermere, south of Wahgunyah. Known for: Aboriginal art.
Tommy McRae, also known as Yackaduna, Warra-euea, Tommy Barnes, and Tommy McCrae, was born in the 1830s in the Upper Murray region as colonization was commencing. He experienced the cultural... Read full biography
Tommy McRae, also known as Yackaduna, Warra-euea, Tommy Barnes, and Tommy McCrae, was born in the 1830s in the Upper Murray region as colonization was commencing. He experienced the cultural transition from traditional life to interactions with settlers, working for squatters along the Murray... Read full biography
Tommy McRae, also known as Yackaduna, Warra-euea, Tommy Barnes, and Tommy McCrae, was born in the 1830s in the Upper Murray region as colonization was commencing. He experienced the cultural transition from traditional life to interactions with settlers, working for squatters along the Murray River. In his later years, he settled at Lake Moodermere, where he produced insightful images of settler life and pre-colonial times, depicting traditional hunting, fishing, ceremonial scenes, and... Read full biography
Tommy McRae, also known as Yackaduna, Warra-euea, Tommy Barnes, and Tommy McCrae, was born in the 1830s in the Upper Murray region as colonization was commencing. He experienced the cultural transition from traditional life to interactions with settlers, working for squatters along the Murray River. In his later years, he settled at Lake Moodermere, where he produced insightful images of settler life and pre-colonial times, depicting traditional hunting, fishing, ceremonial scenes, and historical events. McRae's visual record was widely admired and supported by the local community during a time of great change for the local Aboriginal population.
Tommy McRae, also known as Yackaduna, Warra-euea, Tommy Barnes, and Tommy McCrae, was born in the 1830s in the Upper Murray region as colonization was commencing. He experienced the cultural transition from traditional life to interactions with settlers, working for squatters along the Murray River. In his later years, he settled at Lake Moodermere, where he produced insightful images of settler life and pre-colonial times, depicting traditional hunting, fishing, ceremonial scenes, and historical events. McRae's visual record was widely admired and supported by the local community during a time of great change for the local Aboriginal population.
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Tommy McRae, also known as Yackaduna, Warra-euea, Tommy Barnes, and Tommy McCrae, was born in the 1830s in the Upper Murray region as colonization was commencing. He experienced the cultural transition from traditional life to interactions with settlers, working for squatters along the Murray River. In his later years, he settled at Lake Moodermere, where he produced insightful images of settler life and pre-colonial times, depicting traditional hunting, fishing, ceremonial scenes, and historical events. McRae's visual record was widely admired and supported by the local community during a time of great change for the local Aboriginal population.