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New entries June 2024

Monday 8 July 2024

The following entries were published in the ADB throughout June 2024:

Bell, Maxwell Alexander (Max) (1930–1996) golfer, taxi driver and euthanasia advocate

Bligh, Kitchener (1913–1998) community leader and Aboriginal rights advocate

Duke, James Heriot (Jas H.) (1939–1992) poet and anarchist

George, Tommy (TG) (1928–2016) Kuku Thaypan speaker, knowledge holder, and teacher

Hanson, Bertram Speakman (Bill) (1905–1999) medical practitioner, radiotherapist and army officer

Jackson, Edna Mavis (1913–2000) fund-raiser and microbiologist

Jungarrayi, Gwoja (1895–1965) urrempel (ceremony) man, entrepreneur, and iconic figure

Leopold, Keith (1920–1999) language teacher and author

Lyneham, Rodney Paul (Paul) (1945–2000) journalist and broadcaster

McKay, James Frederick (Fred) (1907–2000) clergyman, church leader and mission 

Miller, Michael John (Mick) (1937–1998) school teacher, political activist and policy adviser

Mitchell, Heather Mary (1917–1999) nurse, farmer, political activist and conservationist

Moon, Enid Emily (1900–1999) proofreader and copyeditor

Mott, Freda (1905–1998) community leader and political party organiser

Musgrave, George (1920–2006) Kuku Thaypan speaker, knowledge holder, and teacher

Pitman, Michael George (1933–2000) botanist and chief scientist

Simms, Joseph (Joe) (1859–1945) entertainer, temperance advocate, and international traveller

Simpson, Nellie (1904–2000) equal pay and peace activist

Steele, Sir Rupert (1920–2000) furniture merchant, cattle breeder, racehorse owner, and horse-racing administrator

Wanstall, Sir Charles Gray (1912–1999) judge, politician and community leader