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Kikatapula (c. 1800–c. 1832)

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'Kikatapula (c. 1800–c. 1832)', , National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://ia.anu.edu.au/biography/kikatapula-33156/text, accessed 12 April 2025.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Black Tom
  • Black Tom Birch
  • Birch's Tom
  • Kickerterpoller
  • Kikatamana
Birth

c. 1800
Tasmania, Australia

Death

c. 14 May, 1832 (aged ~ 32)
Burnie, Tasmania, Australia

Cause of Death

dysentery

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