James Harding | |
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Born | 1838 |
Died | 13 November 1864 | (aged 25–26)
Cause of death | Murder |
Occupation(s) | Explorer, pastoralist |
Known for | Killed in the La Grange Massacre |
James Harding (1838 – 13 November 1864) was a British-Australian pastoralist and explorer in colonial Western Australia. While exploring in the Kimberley region in 1864, he was killed by Aboriginal Australians. In February 1913, a monument to Panter, Harding, Goldwyer and Brown, the Explorers' Monument, was unveiled in Fremantle.