Galarrwuy Yunupingu

Galarrwuy Yunupingu

male, 61 years old
Australian indigenous rights activist, Order of Australia, Gagudju, Aboriginal Land Rights Act, Yirrkala bark petitions, Aboriginal Land Rights…Northern Land Council, northern territory, Member of the Order of Australia, fromtheNorthernTerritory, Australian of the Year
Galarrwuy Yunupingu AM (born 30 June, 1948) is a leader in the Australian Indigenous community, and has been involved in the fight for Land Rights...
Albert Namatjira

Albert Namatjira

male, deceased (1959)
australian aboriginal art, painter, Landscape artist, Australian, aboriginal art, Australian Aboriginal artist…fromtheNorthernTerritory
Albert Namatjira (28 July 1902 - 8 August1959), born Elea Namatjira, was one of Australia's most acclaimed visual artists. He was a Western...
Ted Egan

Ted Egan

male
fromtheNorthernTerritory, Folk singer, musician, Australian Living Treasures, Administrator of the Northern Territory, National Trust of Australia…northern territory
Edward "Ted" Joseph Egan AO (born 6 July, 1932) is an Australian folk musician, and was a public servant who became Administrator of the Northern...
Vincent Lingiari

Vincent Lingiari

male, deceased (1988)
Australian indigenous rights activist, aboriginal, Gurindji, Indigenous Australian politics, leader, Order of Australia…fromtheNorthernTerritory, northern territory, Victoria River, Northern Territory, The Gurindji Strike
Vincent Lingiari (1908-1988), was an Aboriginal rights activist who was awarded the Order of Australia for his services to the Aboriginal people....
Djalu Gurruwiwi

Djalu Gurruwiwi

male, 69 years old
musician, Wessel Islands, Yolngu, Arnhem Land, fromtheNorthernTerritory, Didgeridoo player…northern territory
Djalu Gurruwiwi (first name also spelled Djalu'; born on Wirriku Island, one of the smaller islands in the Wessel Islands group, Northern...
David Blanasi

David Blanasi

male
musician, Djoli Laiwanga, Rolf Harris Show, Arnhem Land Popular Classics, Arnhem Land, fromtheNorthernTerritory…northern territory
David Blanasi (b. circa 1930) was an Aboriginal man (Mialli language group) who is recognised for popularising the didgeridoo beyond the shores of...
Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri

Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri

male, deceased (2002)
indigenous australian, aboriginal art, Australian Aboriginal artist, northern territory, dot art, Order of Australia…fromtheNorthernTerritory
Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri (1933-21 June 2002) was an Australian painter considered one of the most collected and renowned Australian Aboriginal...
Kathleen Petyarre

Kathleen Petyarre

female
Australian, Australian Aboriginal artist, northern territory, artist, museum of contemporary art, aboriginal…fromtheNorthernTerritory
Kathleen Petyarre (born circa 1940) is an eminent Australian Aboriginal artist, known for her paintings displaying a refined layering technique...
Austin Asche

Austin Asche

male, 84 years old
chief justice, Chief Justice of the Northern Territory, Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, Administrator of the Northern Territory, from Darwin, Northern Territory, fromtheNorthernTerritory…Companion of the Order of Australia
Keith John Austin Asche AC KStJ QC is a former Administrator of the Northern Territory and was the third Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the...
Brian Frank Martin

Brian Frank Martin

male, 73 years old
chief justice, Member of the British Empire, Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, Administrator of the Northern Territory, from Darwin, Northern Territory, fromtheNorthernTerritory…Chief Justice of the Northern Territory
Brian Frank Martin AO MBE QC (2 November 1936 -) was the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory. He was appointed to...