Hero Black

1888 - 1955  (67 years)

• Name	Hero Black
  Born	1888
  Gender	Male
  UID	AF30C2E4-4A19-4FD8-B05F-F44E177B9698
  Died	1955	Wilcania
  Person ID	P462	Pettit-Williams
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Hero Black,   d. 1921, Bourke NSW
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gladdie
  UID	F6085897-F159-4D08-BA2B-B8952396582F
  Children	1. Evelyn Black  [natural]
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Births Deaths and Marriages

  Hero Black - Death registration This image contains 2 registrations, father and son

  
  

• Notes

  died 4579/1955 BLACK HERO 67 YEARS WILCANNIA WILCANNIA Buy Now ABORIGINAL KING DIES - Dawn 4(4) 1955 : 6 -- h king died at Wilcannia Hospital recently. He was Hero Black, aged about 73, who claimed to be and was acknowledged, as king of the aboriginal tribes in the area between Wilcannia and Menindee. Over the years his tribe diminished by numbers and he was regarded as the last surviving member. The aborigines still in the district paid Hero Black respect and homage. He is reported to have married three times and is survived by at least zo children. The funeral took place the following day, the burial being in the Wilcannia Cemetery. A large crowd, mainly aboriginals, attended the funeral. Father Littler, of the Roman Catholic Church, conducted the graveside service. The funeral differed in no way from a normal ceremony, except that most of the mourners assembled at the graveside instead of following the cortege. During the Royal visit to Broken Hill, Hero Black, with his latest wife Gladys and four of his children, came from Wikannia to see Queen Elizabeth and her husband.