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Name	Kitchener Bligh
Born	21 August, 1913 Mangala, Queensland, Australia
Died	17 February, 1998 (aged 84) Palm Island, Queensland, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Indigenous Australian Noagi Nywaigi Vanuatuan Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation *	mill worker (1928-1929) Queensland, Australia deckhand (1930-1932) Queensland, Australia painter (1930-1979) Queensland, Australia Indigenous leader (1980-1998) Queensland, Australia human rights activist (1985-1998) Queensland, Australia Indigenous rights activist/supporter (1985-1998) Queensland, Australia
Key Organisations *	Palm Island Aboriginal settlement (Qld) (resident, 1923-1998) Human Rights Commission (Complainant, 1985-1996)

* Dates are approximate

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