Abstract
![CDATA[NEVILLE THOMAS BaNKER, born 'under a lone palm tree' on 28 March 1922, at Ukerebagh Island, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, was a stockman and Aboriginal activist who believed it was in the best interest of his people to work for the Aboriginal cause within the existing political institutions of Australian white society. He was the first Indigenous Australian to sit in federal Parliament.]]
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate: Volume 3, 1963-2009 |
| Editors | Ann (F. Ann) Millar, Geoffrey Browne |
| Place of Publication | Kensington NSW |
| Publisher | UNSW Press |
| Pages | 356-364 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780868409962 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- Aboriginal Australians
- Bonner
- Neville T. (Neville Thomas)
- 1922-