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Name	George Aubrey Gibbs
Born	17 September, 1909 Lowood, Queensland, Australia
Died	5 September, 1969 (aged 59) Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Related Entries	[View as tree] Hardy, Frank (acquaintance) Manning, Brian Thomas (acquaintance)
Occupation or Descriptor *	dockyard worker (1935-1969) Northern Territory, Australia trade union official (1949-1969) Northern Territory, Australia communist (1950-1969) Northern Territory, Australia Indigenous rights activist/supporter (1950-1969) New South Wales, Australia
Key Events *	Gurindji walk-off (Wave Hill, NT, 1966) (supporter)
Key Organisations *	Aboriginal Rights Council (NT) (publicity officer) Darwin Workers Club (NT) (member, 1946-1969) North Australian Workers' Union (organiser, 1949)
Political Activism *	Communist Party (NT) (member, ?-1969)

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