Wednesday 18 May 2016

Robert Tudawali


        Complete a time line


1929 - Was born on Melville Island
1930 -  Went to Darwin with his parents
1941  -Became Royal Australia Air Force
1942 -  he was among group of Aborigines &  were moved Matarank
1948 - Married with Peggy
1952-  Chose  leading male role in Jedda
1955 - A full-length colour motion picture filmed in the Territory and in Sydney
1956 - National newspapers claimed that he was destitute and suffering from tuberculosis
1958 - Received further roles in an undistinguished film,
1963 - Welfare Branch banished him to Melville Island for nine months.
1966 - Elected as a vice-president of the Northern Territory Council for Aboriginal Rights
1967-  planned to travel south on a fund-raising and community education tour early.
1967- Involved in a drinking session at Bagot.
1967-  died of severe burns and tuberculosis on 26 July


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