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Albert Scott
Biography
Private Albert Oswald Scott (Service No. VX140371) served in the Australian Army during the Second World War, enlisting 12 April 1943 and...
Alison Walker
Biography
Alison Walker is a proud woman of the Yuin people / Djiringandj heritage, who grew up at Wallaga Lake. Her totem is...
Andy Bond
Biography
Andy Bond was born in Wallaga Lake, in 1883 and the Australian military records list his service number as 4509, with the...
Anne Thomas
Biography
Anne Wirrimah Thomas (née Morris) was a Biripi woman respected by the local Yuin community on the Far South Coast of NSW....
Aunty Edith Campbell
Biography
Edith Campbell was a respected matriarch of Uncle Bill Campbell’s family remembered for her warmth, her strength and her quiet authority. Born...
Belle McLeod
Biography
Isabelle “Aunty Belle” McLeod (1927–2015). Isabelle May McLeod, fondly known as Aunty Belle, was a respected Elder. Born in 1927, Belle’s early life reflected...
Belvoir St Theatre
Biography
Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney has been a leading platform for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander playwrights, actors and directors, commissioning and...
Biamanga (Jack Mumbler)
Biography
Biamanga (Jack Mumbler) was a respected Yuin Elder whose life was devoted to protecting Country and keeping cultural law strong. He was...
BJ Cruse
Biography
BJ (Benjamin John) Cruse is a respected Yuin Elder, community leader and advocate for land and cultural rights on the Far South...
Black Theatre
Biography
The National Black Theatre (NBT) was established in Redfern in 1972 at a time of protest, pride and a movement for change...
Bunja Smith
Biography
Uncle Bunja Smith is a respected Elder of the Yuin Nation. He plays an active and leadership role across legal, environmental, health,...
Burnum Burnum
Biography
Burnum Burnum (born Henry James “Harry” Penrith, 1936-1997) was a Yuin man and one of the most creative and visible Aboriginal rights...