Onus, William Townsend (Bill) (1906 - 1968) Summary - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online

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	Onus, William Townsend (Bill) (1906 - 1968)	Find all people...
Born	15 November 1906 Cumeroogunga (Cummeragunja) Aboriginal reserve, New South Wales, Australia	born around 15 November 1906 in Cumeroogunga (Cummeragunja) Aboriginal reserve, New South Wales, Australia
Died	10 January 1968 Deepdene, Victoria, Australia	died around 10 January 1968 in Deepdene, Victoria, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Indigenous Australian	Indigenous Australian
Occupation * * The details in the Occupation section have been interpreted solely from the article's text. Question marks indicate that exact years were not given in the text. More about 'Occupation'	1922 - 1928 shearer, New South Wales, Australia 1939 - 1944 Indigenous leader, New South Wales, Australia 1939 - 1944 Indigenous rights activist/supporter, New South Wales, Australia 1946 - 1967 actor (film), Victoria, Australia 1946 - 1968 Indigenous leader, Victoria, Australia 1946 - 1950 Indigenous rights activist/supporter, Victoria, Australia 1967 - 1968 Indigenous rights activist/supporter, Victoria, Australia	actor (film) Indigenous leader Indigenous rights activist/supporter shearer
Biography Author	Ian Howie-Willis	all biographies by Howie-Willis, Ian