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Name	Maria Welch
Alternative Names	Black Maria
Born	1834 Adelaide Plains, South Australia, Australia
Died	7 December, 1909 (aged ~ 75) Point Pearce, South Australia, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Indigenous Australian Kaurna 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] Ivaritji (niece)
Occupation or Descriptor *	domestic servant (1844-1870) South Australia, Australia
Mission/Reserve *	Poonindie Mission (SA) (resident, 1850-1851) Poonindie Mission (SA) (resident, 1871-1894) Point McLeay (Raukkan) Mission Station (resident, 1894-1900) Point Pearce Aboriginal Station (resident, 1900-1909)

* Dates are approximate

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