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Name	Bussamarai (c. 1795–1852)
Alternative Names	Possum Murry Eaglehawk Old Billy Combo Bussamerai
Born	c. 1795 Roma, Queensland, Australia
Died	14 November, 1852 (aged ~ 57) Surat, Queensland, Australia
Cause of Death	shot
Cultural Heritage	Indigenous Australian Mandandanji Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Charley (related entry)
Occupation *	Indigenous leader (1815-1852) Queensland, Australia Indigenous resistance fighter (1848-1852) Queensland, Australia Indigenous guide (1852-1852) Queensland, Australia
Properties *	Dulacca (Qld) (Indigenous resistance fighter, 1848-1849)

* Dates are approximate

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