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The tragic story behind this doll has been revealed as it’s finally returned to Australia

SBS News Australia

By Sarah Maunder

September 30, 2022

A precious doll has this week finally arrived back in lutruwita (Tasmania) after being lost for decades in England.

With it comes the story of its owner – believed to be a Tasmanian Aboriginal girl named Mithina (also spelled Mathinna), whose short life was marked by tragedy.