Tunnerminnerwait | |
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| Born | c. 1812 Robbins Island (Tasmania), Australia |
| Died | 20 January 1842 (aged 29–30) Port Phillip, Australia |
| Cause of death | Execution by Hanging |
| Resting place | Queen Victoria Market |
| Other names | Pevay, Piway, Tanaminawayt, Jack of Cape Grim, Tunninerpareway, Jack Napoleon Tarrapurrura |
| Known for | Aboriginal freedom fighter |
Tunnerminnerwait (c.1812–1842) was an Australian Aboriginal resistance fighter and Parperloihener clansman from Tasmania. He was also known by several other names including Pevay, Jack of Cape Grim, Tunninerpareway and renamed Jack Napoleon Tarraparrura by George Robinson.[1]
- ^ Robinson, George Augustus; Plomley, N. J. B. (Norman James Brian); Tasmanian Historical Research Association (1966), Friendly mission : the Tasmanian journals and papers of George Augustus Robinson, 1829-1834, Tasmanian Historical Research Association, retrieved 1 December 2014