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Halls Creek

Western Australia

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Distinguished and Famous people from Halls Creek

🤝 Jack Jugarie

Jaru Elder Jack Jugarie worked as a police tracker, hospital worker and Aboriginal Police Aide in Halls Creek. He was also associated with local art and community work. In later life he attracted wider attention through an endurance journey towards Wyndham, using his knowledge of country to navigate and find food and water. The journey brought wider attention to the remarkable skills of an Elder in his seventies. A statue in Halls Creek commemorates the knowledge and determination behind that journey.

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