People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

14 August, 1926
Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia

Death

6 April, 1995 (aged 68)
Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

stroke

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.

• German

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

• Anglican
• Methodist
• Uniting

Education

• Parramatta High School (Sydney)
• North Sydney Technical High School
• Leigh Theological College (Strathfield, Sydney)
• University of Sydney
• Garrett Biblical Institute (Northwestern University, Illinois, USA)

Occupation

• Methodist minister
• religious writer
• Uniting minister

Awards

• Australian Humanist of the Year
• Advance Australia Award
• Australian Humanitarian of the Year (National Australia Bank)

Key Events

• Freedom Ride, 1965

Legacies

• Ted Noffs Foundation

Key Organisations

• Lifeline (NSW)
• Foundation for Aboriginal Affairs
• Wayside Foundation

Workplaces

• Sydney Central Methodist Mission
• Wayside Chapel (Sydney)