He had little formal education, going to school for a brief period (op.cit.p.25) but was initiated into tribal lore by three leading song makers and leaders of the Wurundjeri, Billibellary, Ninggalobin and Poleorong[4]. His death age is also given as 85 on his tombstone- "Last Chief of the Yarra Yarra tribe of Aborigines and his race". Hagenauer took a dim view of this competition and remained very dismissive of Corranderk[13]. William Barak is an Indigenous Australian. Victor de Pury porträtierte Barak und nannte ihn King Barak. Part of the Coranderrk Aboriginal Station was returned to the Wurundjeri Tribe in 1898 and William was buried in the cemetery there in 1903. If so, login to add it. Koori Mail, 11 Sep 1991, 'Coranderrk Cemetery handed back to Wurundjerri people', p.2, Ed.9. Nichols adds that "When Bindon was about a year old Barak and Mary went with a team ... to Coranderrk (50kms northeast of Melbourne), where they settled [1863], and for a few years all went well". This set a new record for the 19th century artist, diplomat and leader. Registration Number: 4497. William was born in the early part of the 19th Century at Brushy Creek near present day Croydon, in Wonga Park, In the country of the Wurundjeri people, and died on 15 August 1903 at the Aborigines Station at Coranderrk, Healesville, Victoria, Australia. William Barak was examined at the Inquiry on 30 September 1881[16]. Billibellary was his uncle. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA. He died from consumption as had his mother, William's wife, a few months previously (Ethel Shaw, 1957, p.25). William Barak — 'Beruk' in the Woiwurrang language of his people — had leadership in his blood. William Barak (1824-1903), Aboriginal spokesman, variously called 'King William, last chief of the Yarra Yarra tribe' or 'Beruk (white grub in gum tree) belonging to the Wurundjeri Willum horde whose country lay along the Yarra and Plenty Rivers', was the son of Bebejern and great-nephew of prominent Victorian tribal leaders Billi belleri, Captain Turnbull and Jakki Jakki. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. "[15]. Led by William Barak, clan head of the Wurundjeri people, and others, they fought successfully until the 1890s when 60 of the residents were removed. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. He died peacefully on 15 August 1903, aged 86, the last of the full-blood Aborigines of the Yarra Tribe, and a link with the early history of Melbourne, the area known as Bikjomung to the traditional owners. We want only one man here, and that is Mr. John Green-31710, and the station to be under the Chief Secretary; then we will show the country that the station could self-support itself." Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. He met many people of note during his lifetime. Die meisten seiner Malwerke entstanden in den 1880er und 1890er Jahren in Coranderrk. Er war hoch angesehen, sowohl unter den Aborigines als auch unter den europäischen Siedlern. Sie sind höchst wertvoll und werden in den führenden Galerien Australiens gezeigt. As a consequence, the year before Simon Wonga died in 1875 and William became the clan leader, the Aboriginal Protection Board (APB) was looking for ways to undermine Coranderrk, assisted by local farmers who wanted to take the developed land away from the Aboriginals. However, other sources give his birth year as 1824[2]; or the early 1820s (c. 1824)[3].