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Bellear, Lisa (1961–2006)

Indigenous activist, photographer, and radio broadcaster

Lisa Bellear, Robbie Thorpe (background), Gilla McGuinness, Beryl Booth, at Camp Sovereignty, King’s Domain, Melbourne, 2006

Lisa Bellear, Robbie Thorpe (background), Gilla McGuinness, Beryl Booth, at Camp Sovereignty, King’s Domain, Melbourne, 2006

Lisa Bellear collection, Koorie Heritage Trust, Courtesy of the Koorie Heritage Trust'

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Lisa Bellear, Robbie Thorpe (background), Gilla McGuinness, Beryl Booth, at Camp Sovereignty, King’s Domain, Melbourne, 2006

Lisa Bellear, Robbie Thorpe (background), Gilla McGuinness, Beryl Booth, at Camp Sovereignty, King’s Domain, Melbourne, 2006

Lisa Bellear collection, Koorie Heritage Trust, Courtesy of the Koorie Heritage Trust'

Life Summary [details]

Birth

2 May, 1961
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

5 July, 2006 (aged 45)
Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

heart disease

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