Yuranigh accompanied Thomas Mitchell as an Aboriginal guide on his 1845–46 expedition to central Queensland.
Mitchell wrote of him:[1] "...his intelligence and his judgment rendered him so necessary to me that he was ever at my elbow … Confidence in him was never misplaced.
Yuranigh was particularly clean in his person, frequently washing, and his glossy shining black hair, always well-combed, gave him an uncommonly clean and decent appearance.
"After the expedition, Yuranigh returned to Sydney with Mitchell before relocating to Boree, where he died and was buried by his people.
[2] There are four carved trees around the grave site, indicating that Yuranigh was a man of special honour.