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Burnum Burnum (1936–1997)

Aboriginal activist, actor, writer, and sportsman

Burnumn Burnum, by John Ogden, 1984

Burnumn Burnum, by John Ogden, 1984

National Library of Australia, 66085862

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Burnumn Burnum, by John Ogden, 1984

Burnumn Burnum, by John Ogden, 1984

National Library of Australia, 66085862

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Alternative Names
  • Penrith, Henry James
Birth

10 January, 1936
Wallaga Lake, New South Wales, Australia

Death

18 August, 1997 (aged 61)
Woronora, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

heart disease

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