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Bridge, Ernest Francis (Ernie) (1936–2013)

	Bridge, Ernest Francis (Ernie) (1936–2013)
Born	15 December, 1936 Purnululu , Western Australia , Australia
Died	31 March, 2013 (aged 76) Western Australia , Australia
Cause of Death	mesothelioma
Cultural Heritage	Indigenous Australian
Occupation*	station hand (1946-1954) Western Australia, Australia country music singer (1954-2013) Western Australia, Australia grazier (cattle) (1954-2013) Western Australia, Australia Indigenous leader (1962-2013) Western Australia, Australia local government councillor (1962-1979) Western Australia, Australia local government head (1965-1979) Western Australia, Australia labour politician (1980-2001) Western Australia, Australia Member of Lower House (1980-2001) Western Australia, Australia irrigationist (1986-2013) Western Australia, Australia
Awards	Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame (inductee, 1984) Medal of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1993) Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 2012)
Key Events*	Laverton Royal Commission (WA, 1975-76) (commissioner)
Key Organisations*	Aboriginal Land Fund Commission (fed) (founding member) Aboriginal Lands Trust (WA) (founding member) Watering Australia Foundation (founder) Unity of First People of Australia (founding executive director, 1999)
Political Activism*	Labor Party (politician)
Properties*	Elvira (WA) (owner) Koongie Park (WA) (station hand)
Workplaces*	MacRobertson Miller Airlines Agency (owner) Halls Creek council (WA) (councillor, 1962-1979) Halls Creek council (WA) (president, 1965-1979)

* Dates are approximate