Briscoe, Gordon (1938–2023)
Biographical Entries
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Hollows, Frederick Cossom (friend)
- Perkins, Charles Nelson (friend)
- Brennan, Gloria Fay (friend)
- Bandler, Ida Lessing Faith (acquaintance)
- Smith, Collen Shirley (acquaintance)
- Miller, Michael John (acquaintance)
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1938
Alice Springs,
Northern Territory,
Australia
Death
30 June,
2023
(aged ~ 85)
New South Wales,
Australia
Cultural Heritage
Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Education
- Marryatville Primary school (Adelaide)
- Ethelton Primary school (Adelaide)
- Bankstown Technical College (Sydney)
- Sydney Technical College
- Australian National University
Occupation or Descriptor
- academic
- Australian Rules player
- historian (general)
- Indigenous rights activist/supporter
- soccer player
Awards
Key Organisations
- Aboriginal Medical Service (Redfern, Sydney)
- Adelaide Croatia
- Croydon Football Club (Adelaide)
- Exeter Football Club (Adelaide)
- Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders
- FK Beograd Soccer Club (Adelaide)
- Foundation for Aboriginal Affairs
- NSW Tribal Council
- National Tribal Council
Key Places
- Old Telegraph Station Native Institution (Alice Springs NT)
- Mulgoa Children's Home (Penrith, NSW)
- St Francis House (Semaphore, Adelaide)