- Born on 28 July 1902 at Hermannsburg (Ntaria), Northern Territory
- 1905 Hisfamily was received into the Lutheran Church
1936 Accompanied Battarbee as a cameleer on two month-long excursions in and around the McDonnell Ranges
1944 Was included in Who's Who in Australia
1953 Was awarded Queen Elizabeth II's coronation medal
1954 Presented to the Queen in Canberra
1955 Elected an honorary member of the Royal Art Society of New South Wales
1950's Lived independently of the mission in a fringe camp at Morris Soak on the outskirts of Alice Springs.
1958 Charged with supplying alcohol to the artist Henoch Raberaba
1959 Served two months of 'open' detention at the Papunya settlement
8 August 1959 dies