{"product_id":"9781922507785","title":"Ayaiga","description":"Author: Thomas Higgs\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922507785\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: National Library of Australia\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 48\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the remote Roper River region of the Northern Territory more than 120 years ago, an Alawa man committed an act of such exceptional bravery that a King took notice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAyaiga 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAyaiga became one of only 8 Australian recipients  and the only Indigenous recipient  of the Albert Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46688054968478,"sku":"ADS-9781922507785","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922507785.jpg?v=1775631363","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922507785","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}