ABORIGINAL QUEEN
DEATH IN AUSTRALIA.
Mary Golding, the aboriginal queen 1 at Huskisson, New South Wales, died on February 2-f. The oldest resident? of the district state that her ago was between 105 and 108. She had always enjoyed good health until recently, when she became ill. Her mental faculties Were remarkably clear, and she could relate stories of happenings in the early history of the district. Her husband, known as “King Jimmy,’’ died some years ago. Mary had been residing for many years with one of her daughters. Except for being very thin, she was a wonderfully well-preserved woman .
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Shannon News, 27 March 1928, Page 4
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100ABORIGINAL QUEEN Shannon News, 27 March 1928, Page 4
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