Dick-a-Dick

Dick-a-Dick

Dick-a-Dick (traditional name Lavanya, Jumgumjenanuke or Jungunjinuke,[1] c. 1834 – 3 September 1870) was an Australian Aboriginal tracker and cricketer, a Wotjobaluk man who spoke the Wergaia language in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, Australia. He was a member of the first Australian cricket team to tour England in 1868[2] and was one of the most well-known Aborigines of the nineteenth century.

  1. ^ Munro, p. 54.
  2. ^ Flanagan, Martin. "Jack Kennedy: descendant of Dick-a-Dick". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 27 September 2009.