Life Summary - William Townsend (Bill) Onus - Australian Dictionary of Biography

Onus, William Townsend (Bill) (1906–1968)

	Onus, William Townsend (Bill) (1906–1968)
Born	15 November 1906 Cumeroogunga (Cummeragunja) Aboriginal reserve , New South Wales , Australia
Died	10 January 1968 Deepdene , Victoria , Australia
Cultural Heritage	Indigenous Australian
Occupation*	shearer (1922-1928) New South Wales, Australia Indigenous leader (1939-1944) New South Wales, Australia Indigenous rights activist/supporter (1939-1944) New South Wales, Australia actor (film) (1946-1967) Victoria, Australia Indigenous leader (1946-1968) Victoria, Australia Indigenous rights activist/supporter (1946-1950) Victoria, Australia Indigenous rights activist/supporter (1967-1968) Victoria, Australia

* Dates are approximate