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AYAIGA: NEIGHBOUR AND HERO 
Author:   Thomas Higgs  
Illustrator:   Wally Wilfred  
RRP:   $24.99
Online Price :  $19.99
10+ Copy Price :  $19.99         
Format:   Hardback 
Type of Book:   Aboriginal Information 
ISBN:   9781922507785
Category:   Heroism
Aboriginal Studies
Bravery
First Nations
Courage
Published:   21/01/2026
Status:   New Release/Due February
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Ayaiga had been arrested for stealing from one of the vast cattle stations established on traditional Alawa Country. The heavyweight boxing champion of the Australian Police, Constable William Francis Johns, was bringing him in to Leichhardt's Bar Police Station the constable on horseback, with Ayaiga, manacled by the neck, attempting to keep up on foot. Johns foolishly attempted to cross a flooded creek and was knocked unconscious when his panicked horse kicked him in the head. Ayaiga, burdened by his heavy chain, heroically saved Johns from drowning and remained by the constable's side as he recovered. Ayaiga became one of only 8 Australian recipients and the only Indigenous recipient of the Albert Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life.



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