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Nellie O'Chin (1932–?)

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Nellie Cobbo (1932–?) was born at Cherbourg Aboriginal Settlement on 18 April 1932. She married Jack O’Chin at Cherbourg on 22 September 1951. They had twelve children. She was living at Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, in 2012.

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'O'Chin, Nellie (1932–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://ia.anu.edu.au/biography/ochin-nellie-31991/text39477, accessed 26 April 2025.

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Alternative Names
  • Cobbo , Nellie
Birth

18 April, 1932
Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia

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