THE LAST TASMANIAN ABORIGINAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1203, 13 October 1882, Page 2

THE LAST TASMANIAN ABORIGINAL.

"It would seem, 1 ' the Launcestan Examiner Bays, '• that despite all the senlimeut lavished on the death of Truganini, or Lalla Ronhk, a year or two ago, Bhe was not the last of the Tasmania i aboriginals, though it seems rather Blrange this fact should not have been discovered till recently. It seems now pretty clear that the last survivor of the aboriginal rac9 is Mm Fanny Smith or Fanny Cochrane, as she is usually called. Fanny was bom at Flinders Island, her mother being known by tha name of Sarab, and her father tp' Eugene,' aboriginals, both of whom died at Oyster Cove while under the protection of Dr Milligan. When Fanny was i child at Flinders Island, she, amongst a number of other aboriginal j children, was placed under the care and in charge of'the Be*. Mr Clarke and his wife, who had been appointed by the Government for the purpose of fiviflg them a religious education, and getting them out of their native habits. 'While in care of the Rev. Mr Clarke, Fanny became a favorite of .Mrs Clarke' who decided on calling lier Cnphrane, after her own maiden name. ThiYis hoik® name of Fanny Cochrane the year 1847 or 1849. the tfSflHLemoved from Flinders Cove, being accompsuied there by the Rev. Mr Clarke and Dr Milligan! Fatiny at this time was 10 or 11 years old. The natives, old and young, were here allowed to be together, and Fanny joined lier j mother and father. In 1853 Fanny be> came acquainted with William Smith, and ' they were married by the Rev. Mr Millar iti 1854." . . •