Despite facing incredible adversity early in life, Fanny's spirit prevailed. Smith is known for her wax cylinder recordings of Aboriginal songs, recorded in 1899, which cons*ute the only audio recordings of an indigenous Tasmanian language. In 1854 Fanny married the Englishman William Smith and they had 11 children between 1855 and 1880. View Profile. Fanny was celebrated for her lovely singing voice and, in 1899, a concert was held in her honour in Hobart where she entertained the crowd by singing the songs of her people. As a devout Methodist, Fanny hosted an annual Methodist picnic. The Aborigines at Wybalenna escaped into the bush to practise their culture. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each persons profile. And it got far more dehumanising than that. In June 1834, the year of Fanny's birth on Flinders Island, he was reported to Robinson as being involved in stealing a boat on the Leven River on the NW Coast with Probelatter see FM p.893. With an ever-pressing need carry on her peoples culture and beliefs, Fanny performed the songs and dances of her people for the public.
'Over a hundred years, Joel Stephen Birnie's ancestors Tarenootairer, and her daughters Mary Ann and Fanny Cochrane, endured abduction, rape, enslavement, destitution, despair and disease, while their family and their world died before their eyes. In 1898, Henry Ling Roth published a paper in the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Ins*ute examining Smith's claim to be a "full-blood" Aboriginal Tasmanian. This surname (in any of the two possible English senses; see also below) is also found in Haiti. 100 0 _ a Fanny Cochrane Smith 100 1 _ a Smith, Fanny Cochrane, d 1834-1905 100 _ _ a Smith, Fanny Cochrane, d 1834-1905 Fannys brother, Adam frequently stayed with them, along with the rest of her people from Oyster Cove. The Smith family became leading members of the Methodist community. In 1903 Fanny Cochrane Smith and Horace Watson create some of Australia's earliest known recordings and the only known audio of indigenous Tasmanian words. Search for yourself and well build your family tree together, English and Scottish: occupational name denoting a worker in metal especially iron such as a blacksmith or farrier from Middle English, Metal-working was one of the earliest occupations for which specialist skills were required and its importance ensured that this term and its equivalents in other languages were the most widespread of all occupational surnames in Europe. Abducted in early childhood, Fanny endured abuse and attempts to indoctrinate her and her family into Western beliefs. Following Truganini's death in 1876, Fanny claimed the title 'last Tasmanian'. . On her marriage, the government of the colony gave Fanny a land grant of 100 acres at the nearby Nicholls Rivulet in recognition of her people's dispossession and a pension of 24 a year. Throughout her life, Fanny experienced great brutality and witnessed the subjugation of her people. Are you Black?" 'Fanny Cochrane Smith's Tasmanian Aboriginal Songs' has been added to the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia. In 2017, they were added to the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register. South of Hobart, Fanny Cochrane Smith continued to use some of her Tasmanian Aboriginal language. Fanny Cochrane Smith. Rose, who was born in 1948, lost the title to Ruben Olivares on 22 Aug, 1969. Upon hearing her own performance, Smith had cried "My poor race. Answer: Yothu Yindi. Born in Waybalenna Aboriginal Establishment, Flinders, Tasmania, Australia on Dec 1834 to John William Smith (Burwood/Barwood) and Pleenerperrener Palawa (Nancy) aka (Sarah or Mother Brown). The Smiths grew their own food but derived their income from timber. December 1834 Gregorian. "I think we were just calling ourselves 'Aboriginal descendants' at that time. Fanny Cochrane Smith recorded a series of wax cylinder recordings of Aboriginal songs, the only existing audio recording of a Tasmanian language, though they are of extremely poor quality. Fanny also described how she was chained up, forced to sleep in a box and "never allowed to talk". The only known recording of Tasmanian Aboriginal song and music. Then Michael started talking to us about actually being a people, rather than just descended from someone Are you just a 'descendant' or are you actually somebody? If you ask about the Aboriginal population, or lack thereof, in Tasmania today, it raises a huge question mark. Fanny Cochrane Smith (Burwood/Barwood) passed away on 1905 in Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia. Reverend Robinson chose Anglo names for all the children on the Island. In recent years, the Tasmanian Aboriginal community has actively reestablished ownership over their language through the development of palawa kani - a program that has revived and reconstructed the many different languages spoken by Tasmanian Aborigines. SMITH FAMILY (Fanny) 59 . [an error occurred while processing this directive]. The British colonists and their descendants said they died with Truganini in 1876, who they labelled the last so-called "full blood". Watson is the great grandson of Horace Watson, who recorded Fanny in 1903. Her great-great-grandmother was Sarah Tanganutarra, mother of Fanny Cochrane and Mary Ann. * Elizabeth Henrietta Cockerill * Tasmania Birth Record - Alice Ellen COCKERILL born 11/4/1861 New Norfolk, father Henry COCKERILL, mother Eliza VINCENT One of the sons, William, became a lay preacher. * Tasmania Birth Record - Alfred Gower COCKERILL born 27/9/1858 New Norfolk, father Henry Mylam COCKERILL, mother Eliza VINCENT It is very common among African Americans and Native Americans (see also 5 below). This review describes evolving criteria and imaging biomarkers for the . * mother Charlotte Derby Bugg no dates, * spouse Henry Mylam Cockerill, Convict "Phoenix" 1824 (1806-1873) Also Captain Thunderbolt was born 1 year before her. I believe all her children to be correct. Watson is the great-grandson of Horace Watson, who recorded Fanny in 1903. Listen to Fanny Cochrane Smith's recording and read more about the first and last recordings of Tasmanian Aboriginal songs and language on australianscreen online. given name. George Augustus Robinson and the other religious authorities. In 1847 her parents, along with the survivors of Wybalenna were removed to Oyster Cove. English Wikipedia. * Henry William Cockerill Search for yourself and well build your family tree together, Do not sell or share my personal information. "In my lifetime, to go from a little country bumpkin, who grew up in a valley where there were no Aborigines, no prospect of there ever being any Aborigines. Many of the Tasmanian aboriginal community are their descendants. The two developed had a deep respect for another and developed a strong partnership. We encourage you to research and examine these records to determine their accuracy. imported from Wikimedia project. After receiving a government annuity of 24 and a land grant of 100 acres (40ha), she selected land near Oyster Cove to be near her mother, sister and brother and the couple moved there shortly before their first child was born. When Truganini died in 1876, Fanny claimed the title of 'the last Tasmanian'. Geni requires JavaScript! It is part of a series of recordings made between 1899 and 1903. Fanny Cochrane's mother Tanganutura and a man named Nicremeric or Nicermenic, sometimes reported as her father, were two of the Tasmanian Aboriginals settled on Flinders Island in the 1830s by George Augustus Robinson; according to Norman Tindale her father was Cottrel Cochrane, of European descent, and Nicremeric was her stepfather. This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can be viewed by all Ancestry subscribers. William Smith was a dependable hardworking man, who was sent to Australia after committing the of stealing a donkey. \r\rFor some reason it is almost impossible to locate this recording on the internet so I have uploaded it here from a copy I have had for years for anyone who is interested.\r\rA total of six cylinders were cut between 1899 and 1903. Archives & Manuscripts Collection Guides Search within 0 references. Telling the story of "Fanny's Church"Written by Ayla Williams, Community & Cultural Resource Officer, Leprena UAICC TasmaniaIt is with great honour and total adoration that we announce a new segment on "The Orb" around Fanny Cochrane-Smith, our ancestral matriarch, our familial warrior woman, cultural compass.It is hard to put in to words the strength, story and [] About Fanny Cochrane Smith . There was some dispute at the time of her death as to whether she or Truganini was the last Tasmanian Aboriginal Person. * Private The songs and commentary were originally recorded on wax cylinders. He did not examine her personally, but compared locks of her hair with samples of earlier Tasmanians, and conducted a photographic comparison of her and Truganini. Was it in the name of science? Fanny Cochrane Smith Australia's Advocate For Aboriginal Language Preservation Born on December 1834 in Flinders Island in Tasmania, Fanny Cochrane Smith was best known as an Aboriginal linguist. * Mildred Eliza Cockerill * Tasmania Birth Record - Edward James COCKERILL born 16/4/1847 Bothwell, father Henry Mylam COCKERILL, mother Eliza VINCENT INDEX TO WESTLAKE INTERVIEWS 84 BIBLIOGRAPHY . Andrea Castillo reports for the LA Times: Asylum seekers must wait for appointments in U.S. for everyone, or leave some behind. The profile has been mastered and relationship locked to stop unsourced family being added. Leanne I believe the link with Eugene/Nicerimic, Sarah Tubb Tangnaturra to be the right links, and the right family connections. She is considered to be the last fluent speaker of a Tasmanian language, and her wax cylinder recordings of songs are the only audio recordings of any of Tasmania's indigenous languages. Leanne M (Volunteer Curator - Australia) , Henry Mylam Cockerill, Convict "Phoenix" 1824, Mary Ann (Bugg) Baker - Burrows - McNally - Ward - Burrows [Bushranger], Frederick Wordsworth Ward [Bushranger - Captain Thunderbolt], https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cockerill-55. "He used to strip the Aboriginal children naked and flog us on the table I was flogged on my naked skin with a long stick. * Joseph Thomas Sears Smith Discover your family history in millions of family trees and more than a billion birth,marriage, death, census, and miltary records. However, she still had a connection to her culture, that lasted throughout her life. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fanny Cochrane Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. From the age of five to eight she lived in the home of Robert Clark, the Wybalenna preacher, and was then sent to the orphan school in Hobart to learn domestic service skills after which she returned to Wybalenna. Here, Fanny learnt her language, songs, dances and ceremony. Fanny Cochrane 1834-1905 appears to be a duplicate of Fanny Smith however she has lots of connected profiles that don't make sense. There is currently no evidence that she is the mother of Marina who is the daughter of Captain Thunderbolt and was born in NSW when Fanny lived in Tasmania, Can anyone provide any information about this profile and the profiles that are attached to it, I have detached Henry Mylam Cockerill, Convict "Phoenix" 1824 and his children She is considered to be the last fluent speaker of the Flinders Island lingua franca, a Tasmanian language, and her wax cylinder recordings of songs are the only audio recordings of any of Tasmania's indigenous languages. Five cylinders were cut, however by 1949 only four remained as "A fifth cylinder, on which was recorded the translation of the songs, was broken some time ago". If you would like to view one of these trees in its entirety, you can contact the owner of the tree to request permission to see the tree. Following the death of Truganini in 1876, Fanny laid claim to be "the last Tasmanian". She became a Methodist and gave the land needed to build a Methodist church at Nicholls Rivulet, which opened in 1901. 1 reference. imported from Wikimedia project. Mandawuy Yunupingu is lead singer of which Aboriginal band? She said the Clarks and the superintendent of Wybalenna knew she was being sexually assaulted by a convict, but they did nothing to stop him. Fannie Cochran. . The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. Also available as an ebook from your favourite retailer. I have tried to move profiles to their appropriate places.If look at these profiles in profile view you should see a note at the top of the profile saying "This tree has been isolated from other trees on Geni: Tree is speculative / experimental " When you see that note you should consider the tree to be possibly incorrect. Fanny Cochrane Smith (1834-1905), who claimed to be the last surviving Tasmanian Aborigine on the death of Trugernanner, worked with her ex-convict husband, a sawyer, at fencing and shingle splitting. The 46 survivors, including Fanny and her family, were relocated to Oyster Cove in the south of Hobart. They went on to have 11 children all of them survived. Fanny successfully moved within two worlds. Data provided by Radaris. English anthropologist Henry Ling Roth wanted to write the first full anthropology of the Tasmanian Aboriginal people. Fanny's Church represents the resilience of a woman, a family, a Community and a culture. Fanny Cochrane Smith (Burwood/Barwood) family tree Parents Unavailable Sarah Ploorernelle Tingnooterre 1806 - 1858 * mrs Elsie Cockerill Thankfully, Fanny would eventually escape from her life as a domestic servant. Fanny Smith (born Cochrane) was born in 1833, at birth place. Fanny married an English sawyer and ex-convict in 1854. Fanny's brother Adam lived with them too. She was the daughter of Tanganutura, a Trawlwoolway woman from the north-east, and Nikamanik, a Parperloihener man from Robbins Island. Kerry says she grew up in a world that was incredibly hostile to her people. Fanny and William married in 1854. Out of fear theyd be lost forever, Fanny recorded the Palawan songs on wax cylinders. In 1846, the governor ordered an inquiry into allegations of cruelty at Wybalenna. * Tasmania Birth Record - Henry William COCKERELL born 28/1/1834 Green Ponds, father Henry Mylam COCKERELL, mother Elizabeth COCKERELL This included Fanny, her mother Tanganutura, the man she called father Nicermenic, her half sister, half brother and Truganini. She is well known for her wax-cylinder recordings of Aboriginal songs, made in 1903, which comprise the only audio recordings of an Fanny spent her life navigating between the European world, and the world of her people. If you would like to view one of these trees in its entirety, you can contact the owner of the tree to request permission to see the tree. There are no records of Fannys original name. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results William Smith (1831 - 1902) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days How do we create a person's profile? To vote for this object, view on TMAG's Shaping Tasmania; a journey in 100 objects and leave a comment, Shaping Tasmania; a journey in 100 objects. * father John William Smith no dates Private is probably a duplicate of William Henry "Billy" Smith, Jnr but I can't move it because it is private, Private is probably a duplicate of Joseph Thomas Sears Smith but I can't move it because it is private, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cockerill-55Herbert Wellington COCKERILL 1860-1940 married Francis HARRISON and they had, These are probably where these profiles belong. As Kerry sums up this time: "It was just the all-pervasiveness of the thinking of the colonisers that the Aborigines were now gone. According to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, the recordings capture the "last fluent speaker of any one of the original Tasmanian Aboriginal languages". This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can only be viewed by Ancestry members to whom they have granted permission to see their tree.These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. White was good and black wasn't.". Gathered from those who lived during the same time period , were born in the same place, or who have a family name in common. * Arthur Cockerill place of birth. In recognition of this, the governmentgranted her 300 acres of land and increased her pension to 50 a year. Proudly maintaining her Aboriginal identity, she was a convert to Methodism. Fanny (Cochrane) Smith (1834 - 1905) Fanny Smith formerly Cochrane Born Dec 1834 in Wybalenna, Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia Daughter of Nicermenic Unknown and Tanganutura Tarenootairre [sibling (s) unknown] Wife of William Smith married 27 Oct 1854 (to 1902) in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Fanny, Albert's grandmother had a very hard life before she came to Nicholls Rivulet. Fanny was born at the Wybalenna establishment on Flinders Island. This proud Aboriginal woman was then, and is now, a powerful symbol of survival. I'm the last of the Tasmanians.' This recording was made by Horace Watson at the Royal Society of Tasmania on 5 August 1899. There is no evidence that Nicermenic was her father or that he was on Flinders Island in the 1830s. Amid incorrect claims that Tasmanian Indigenous people became "extinct" with Truganini, he heard of Fanny. 0 references. Fanny Cochrane Smith (ne Cochrane; December 1834 24 February 1905) was an Aboriginal Tasmanian, born in December 1834. The acetate disc recordings were made in January 1949 when Norman B Tindale visited the Tasmanian Museum for this purpose. "Fanny was so lucky that William Smith asked her to marry him, which was an escape route for her from this settlement, where her people kept dying," Colleen says. We encourage you to research and examine these records to determine their accuracy. Here is the "real" profile for Fanny. Fanny Cochrane Smith (December 1834 - 24 February 1905) was an Aboriginal Tasmanian, born in December 1834. It is a place where historical truths of invasion, resistance and survival continue to be told. The recording of Smith's songs was the subject of a 1998 song by Australian folk singer Bruce Watson, The Man and the . * spouse William Smith no dates, Children (no dates) Skip Ancestry navigation Main Menu. Image credit: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Reading Time: < 1 Print this page Wax cylinders hold the only known recordings of any indigenous Tasmanian language. Roth tried to acquire photographs of Fanny, descriptions of her teeth, and then samples of hair from her head and her pubic hair. * Norman Ellis Cockerill She was treated horrifically But there was Fanny she survived," another of Fanny's great-great granddaughters, June Sculthorpe says. * Mildred Eliza Cockerill, He married Elizabeth VINCENT and Alicia MACLEAY * Tasmania Birth Record - John Francis COCKERILL born 10/1/1851 Bothwell, father Henry Mylam COCKERILL, mother Eliza VINCENT Fannys mother and father, Tanganutura and Nicermenic were sent to Flinders Island, where their lives were ruled over by Rev. MRS. FANNY COCHRANE SMITH By MUHRAY J. LONGMAN. Cochrane Smith died of pneumonia and pleurisy at Port Cygnet, 10mi (16km) from Oyster Cove, on 24 February 1905. To vote for this object, view on TMAG's Shaping Tasmania; a journey in 100 objects and leave a comment. She talked and sang into the bell of a gramophone in her Pakana language, which was captured on a series of wax cylinders. Born in Wybaleena, Aboriginal Establishment, Flinders on Abt 1832 to Sarah Ploorernelle Tingnooterre. Famously, in 1899 and 1903, she was recorded singing several songs and speaking in this. Fanny Cochrane Smith (1834-1905), Tasmanian Aborigine, was born in early December 1834 at the Wybalenna Aboriginal establishment, Flinders Island, Tasmania, daughter of Tanganuturra (Sarah), father unknown. Age 91 / Nov 1931. In 1847 her parents, along with the survivors of Wybalenna, were removed to Oyster Cove. \r\rIf, by some bizarre twist of copyright laws this recording is now copyright to someone, please inform me.\r\rRead more about this recording and Fanny Cochrane Smith at the Wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Cochrane_Smith Summary Fanny Cochrane Smith was born in 1834 at Wybalenna settlement on Flinders Island in Bass Strait. Fanny was born in 1834 on Flinders Island. In 1899, she shared the songs of her people at a concert held in her honour. * mrs Leila Cockerill State Library of Tasmania Images Photos of Smith, Fanny Cochrane. This is also the most frequent of all surnames in the US. There is currently no evidence that she is the mother of Captain Thunderbolt who was born in NSW when she lived in Tasmania. The Aborigines at Wybalenna escaped into the bush to practise their culture. Her father was Eugene or Nicerimic. Research genealogy for Fanny Cochrane Smith (Burwood/Barwood) of Wybaleena, Aboriginal Establishment, Flinders, as well as other members of the Smith (Burwood/Barwood) family, on Ancestry. Her recordings were inducted into the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register in 2017. I am a Teacher who started creating online content for my students from 2016 so that they can get access to free knowledge online. Five cylinders were cut; however, in 1949 a Tasmanian newspaper noted that only four remained, as the fifth cylinder, "on which was recorded the translation of the songs, was broken some time ago". * Ellen bugg. Fanny Cochrane Smith (December 1834 24 February 1905) was an Aboriginal Tasmanian, born in December 1834. After the age of 7 Fanny spent her childhood in European homes and institutions. It holds the memories and the aspirations of generations of people. Many of Fanny's Oyster Cove friends, including Truganini, came to call on her. * Roland George Albert Cockerill These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. Fanny Cochrane Smith . 1834 - 1905) was a Tasmanian Aborigine, born December 1834 after relocation of Tasmania's indigenous population to Wybalena, Flinders Island. I have detached Mary Ann (Bugg) Baker - Burrows - McNally - Ward - Burrows [Bushranger] - she lived in NSW and not in Tasmania where Fanny was born and lived. She was the daughter of Tanganutura, a Trawlwoolway woman from the north-east, and Nikamanik, a Parperloihener man from Robbins Island. When Wybalenna closed, its 47 survivors were transported from Flinders Island to Oyster Cove, an ex-convict station near Hobart. See also, Operated by Ancestry Ireland Unlimited Company. Fanny Cochrane Smith (ne Cochrane; December 1834 24 February 1905) was an Aboriginal Tasmanian, born in December 1834. In 1847, the Wybalenna settlement was closed down. In 1847, Fanny and the other survivors of Wybalenna were moved to an abandoned convict settlement at Oyster Cove in Tasmania's south. Frances ( Fanny Cochrane Smith family tree Parents John William Smith (Burwood/barwood) 1794 - 1851 Pleenerperrener Palawa (Nancy) Aka (Sarah Or Mother Brown) 1796 - 1845 Spouse (s) William Peter Smith Two years later, Fanny died at Port Cygnet. Can you imagine what barbaric ways they had? "Can you imagine how frightening that would have been? This enabled re-interpretation and translation of the aboriginal spring and corroboree songs to he Here, Fanny learnt her language, songs, dances and ceremony. She served as Clark's servant until the station closed in 1847. But there was debate about her claim in some circles some said her cheeks were "too pink". This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can be viewed by all Ancestry subscribers.These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. To now, being the Tasmanian Aboriginal people, being the Palawa, with our own language and our own land, and getting more.". Discover the family tree of Mary Jane Smith (1) for free, and learn about their family history and their ancestry. She was highly regarded in her community the reverend said he was proud to call her his friend but this was not an easy time. I was born on Flinders Island. Fanny, in particular, was . Fanny Cochrane Smith (Burwood/Barwood) passed away on 1905 in Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia. Born in Wybaleena, Aboriginal Establishment, Flinders on Abt 1832 to Sarah Ploorernelle Tingnooterre. There, she was taught domestic skills and subjected to harsh punishments for refusing to throw away her culture. Search for: Phones Addresses Emails Social Media Residences Family members Property records Bankruptcies Criminal records. * Tasmania Marriage Permissions - Henry COCKERILL "Phoenix" permission to marry Eliza VINCENT on 30/4/1832 In 1854, Fanny married William Smith, an English sawyer and ex-convict, and between 1855 and 1880 they had 11 children. The recording of Smith's songs was the subject of a 1998 song by Australian folk singer Bruce Watson, The Man and the Woman and the Edison Phonograph. Fanny became very active in the local Methodist community, and would host church services in her own home, often singing songs in her Pakana language. In 1854, she married William Smith and took up a land grant at Nichols Rivulet, keeping close bonds with her people at Oyster Cove. 1833 - 1905 Fanny Smith (born Cochrane) 1833 1905. The wax cylinder recordings of Tasmanian Aborigine, Fanny Cochrane Smith, are some of the earliest recordings ever made in Australia, and the only sound recording of the traditional Tasmanian Aboriginal language - preserving this language for time immemorial. : 1860 - 1954) Wed 23 Mar 1949. Source: From en:Image:Fanny Cochrane Smith.jpg: Author: Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania: Public domain Public domain false false: * Tasman Wilfred "Willifred" Cockerill Fanny was born at Wybalenna, Flinders Island, in 1834. * Ernest Augustus Sear Cockerill They had 12 children: , Mary Jane Smith and 10 other children. * Tasmania Marriage Record - Henry Mylam COCKERILL age 58 married Alicia MACLEAY age 48 on 31/1/1866 Oatlands, I have detached Henry William Cockerill as he is the son of Henry Mylam COCKERILL and Elizabeth VINCENT and also detached his children Her passionate voice that proudly carried the language of her people, remains in the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. Isnt "fanny", a shortened version of Francis ?E.g a nickname. The following are details of the descendents of Fanny Cochrane as extracted, from the book by B C Mollison and Coral Everitt titled. Duke University Libraries. Fanny Cochrane Smith (ne Cochrane; December 1834 - 24 February 1905) was an Aboriginal Tasmanian, born in December 1834. * Eunice Cockerill She is considered to be the last fluent speaker of the Flinders Island lingua franca, a Tasmanian language, and her wax cylinder recordings of songs are the only audio recordings of any of Tasmania's indigenous languages. Her voice carries the only records of the Palawa people. Fanny established a boarding house in Hobart and, with husband William, built a business cutting and selling timber. Together they ran a boarding house. and her attached parents are Nicermenic (Eugene) and Tanganuturra / Tibb / Sarah. She was the daughter of Tanganutura, a Trawlwoolway woman from the north-east, and Nikamanik, a Parperloihener man from Robbins Island. Colonialism either killed or drove away the Palawa, which translates to Tasmanian Aboriginals. * Eva Cockerill date of birth. "She says, 'I'm Fanny Smith. 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