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Walter George Arthur Walter George Arthur i(A106424 works by) (a.k.a. Friday; Walter Juba Martin (i.e. Matin))
Born: Established: 1820 ; Died: Ceased: 1861
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal
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1 The 16th of November 1837 Walter George Arthur , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: An Anthology of Australian Poetry to 1920 2007; (p. 435)
1 Letter to Colonial Secretary, Van Diemen's Land Walter George Arthur , 1846 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature 2009; (p. 104-105)
1 2 y separately published work icon The Aboriginal Flinder's Island Chronicle The Aboriginal or Flinders Island Chronicle : under the Sanction of the Commandant; Flinders Island Weekly Chronicle Thomas Brune (editor), Walter George Arthur (editor), Flinders Island : 1836 9122336 1836 newspaper

The Flinders Island Chronicle was the first newspapers produced by Indigenous Australians. Founded in September 1836 and running until December 1837, only twenty-nine editions have been noted. It was jointly written and edited by Thomas Brune and Walter George Arthur. The newspaper was issued on a half a sheet of foolscap every Saturday at 2d. each. (Source: Flinders Island Establishment for the Aborigines, The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal, 1837:958; Wikipedia website)
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