Billy Dargin
William Dargin (c. 1843 – 28 October 1865) was an Aboriginal Australian tracker, known for his involvement with bushranger Ben Hall.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
In media
[edit]Dargin was portrayed by Jack Charles in Ben Hall (1975)[8] and by Angus Pilakui in The Legend of Ben Hall (2016).[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Billy Dargin (1843–1865)". Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Billy Dargin". Pathfinders: The History of NSW Aboriginal trackers. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ West, Susan (2009). Bushranging and the Policing of Rural Banditry in New South Wales, 1860-1880. Australian Scholarly Publishing. ISBN 978-1-74097-166-9.
- ^ "Old Bushranging Days". The Cobargo Chronicle. 5 September 1902. p. 4. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Early Australian History". Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal. 18 August 1892. p. 4. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ Harman, Kristyn (2020-03-06). "Stress on the job: Stories unearthed about Indigenous police trackers". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
- ^ "Billy Dargin | Pathfinders NSW". Retrieved 2025-04-17.
- ^ Maddox, Garry (2022-09-13). "Warm-hearted and charismatic: Jack Charles' best performances". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "Exclusive: Meet the cast of 'The Legend of Ben Hall'". Cinema Australia. 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
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