Unaarrimin (Jardwadjali) Mullagh (1841 - 1891)

Born 13 Aug 1841 in Harrow, Victoria

Died 14 Aug 1891 at age 50 in Harrow, Victoria

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Biography

Johnny (Jardwadjali) Mullagh is an Indigenous Australian.

Johnny (Jardwadjali) Mullagh is Notable.

Johnny Mullagh was a member of the Jardwadjali peoples, born near Harrow, on Mullagh Station in western Victoria in 1841. He was named Unaarrimin at birth, but later took on the name, Johnny Mullagh, after the Station where he was born. ^[1]

Famed as the principal batsman on the team of Aboriginal Cricketers who toured England in 1868, Mullagh later played for the Melbourne Cricket Club, although his main commitment was to the Harrow Cricket Club, which he supported all his life. ^[1][2]

Johnny never married and had no children. ^[3]

He died on 14 August 1891 near Harrow. ^[4][2]

In 2021, Johnny Mullagh was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame. ^[5] He was also an inaugural inductee to the Victorian Indigenous Honour Roll in 2012. ^[3].

Research Notes

Some sources state that Mullagh was of the Wotjobaluk peoples (Wergaia Nation). ^{[3] [6]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Wikipedia Article. Accessed 29 July 2021. Johnny Mullagh
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Death of Johnny Mullagh. (1891, August 15). Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), p. 2. Retrieved July 29, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article111978791
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Aboriginal Victoria Website. Accessed 29 Jul 2021. Victorian Aboriginal Honour Roll. Johnny Mullagh or Unaarrimin
4. ↑ Victoria State Government, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria. Johnny Mullagh. Death. Registration number 10674 / 1891. Mother's name: Unknown Unknown. Father's name: Watertight King. Age: 46 District: HARROW Link to search page
5. ↑ Melbourne Cricket Ground website. Accessed 29 July 2021. Australian Cricket Hall of Fame
6. ↑ Monument Australia. Accessed 29 July 2021. Johnny Mullagh

• THE LATE "JOHNNY" MULLAGH. (1892, September 10). Hamilton Spectator (Vic. : 1870 - 1918), p. 1 (SUPPLEMENT TO THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR). Retrieved July 29, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225182222
• D. J. Mulvaney, 'Mullagh, Johnny (c. 1841–1891)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://ia.anu.edu.au/biography/mullagh-johnny-4267/text6895, accessed 2 August 2021.
• National Museum of Australia. Accessed 29 July 2021. 1868 Aboriginal Cricket Team
• AIATSIS: Mardidjali. Accessed 2 Aug 2021. Mardidjali