Also known as Old Dan, Bunjil Tambun's name was given, as recorded by Howitt, to indicate his expertise in catching Gippsland perch, tambun being the name for the fish. Amongst the Gunaikurnai, such a name was a mark of respect to an elder.
Bunjil Tambun
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Letter from Bulmer 20 April 1880Pages 7Registration Number XM82Author —Physical Description Letter, handwritten in ink. Signed and dated. Three folded sheets, eleven pages. Vertical, red-pencil line through text on three pages. Condition: fair; small tears along central folds; slightly tattered upper edges.
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Letter from John Bulmer 8 February 1904Registration Number XM91Author —Physical Description Letter, handwritten in ink. One sheet; two pages. Condition: good but the paper is thin and the handwriting from one side is visible from the other, making reading difficult. -
Letter from John Bulmer 11 March 1904Registration Number XM92Author —Physical Description —