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Mitchell, Topsy (?–?)

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Topsy Mitchell (?–?), also known as Katie O’Chin and Katie of Cork Station, was the daughter of MaryAnn Watson (b. c. 1862), an Aboriginal woman from Hamilton Downs, north-west of Winton, Queensland.

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'Mitchell, Topsy (?–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://ia.anu.edu.au/biography/mitchell-topsy-31987/text39473, accessed 25 September 2023.

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Alternative Names
  • O'Chin, Katie
  • Katie of Cork Station
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