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John Bulmer

1833–1913

Missionary. Emigrated to Australia, arriving in Melbourne in 1853. Worked as a carpenter and goldminer in Victoria until 1855. Volunteered to help establish a mission at Yelta, on the Murray River, in 1855. Helped establish the Lake Tyers Mission in Gippsland in 1860, and worked there until his death.

Source

Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia.

Bibliography

Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia: The encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, society and culture. General editor: David Horton. 2 vols. Canberra: published by Aboriginal Studies Press for the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. 1994.

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