Gnunga Gnunga Murremurgan

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Portrait of Gnunga Gnunga Murremurgan by Nicolas-Martin Petit

Gnunga Gnunga Murremurgan (c.1773 – 12 January 1809), also known as Collins, was an Eora man who, in 1793–1794, was the first Indigenous Australian to travel across the Pacific Ocean, visiting Yuquot, California and Hawai'i as part of Captain George Vancouver's Pacific expedition.[1]

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  1. ^ Cama, Nicole; Edwell, Penny. "Gnung-a Gnung-a's story – the first Aboriginal Australian to visit America". sea.museum. NSW Maritime Museum. Retrieved 26 April 2024.