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Who really was the first Australian surfer?

Gnung-a Gnung-a Murremurgan ventured into the English settlement at Sydney Cove in November 1790, and was given the adopted name ‘Collins’ from the Acting Judge Advocate David Collins. (1) A few years later, Gnung-a Gnung-a embarked on an epic voyage across the Pacific to Nootka Sound (now Vancouver, Canada) as part of an expedition to the West coast of

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