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Ross, Peter (1927–2011)

station hand and Aboriginal rights activist

Peter Ross, at an Aboriginal gravesite, 2000

Peter Ross, at an Aboriginal gravesite, 2000

photo privately sourced

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Peter Ross, at an Aboriginal gravesite, 2000

Peter Ross, at an Aboriginal gravesite, 2000

photo privately sourced

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Alternative Names
  • Mangkurla
Birth

26 February, 1927
Bebington, Merseyside, England

Death

27 August, 2011 (aged 84)
Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia

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