Joe McGinness
Joseph Daniel McGinness | |
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| Born | 1914 Northern Territory |
| Died | 2003 |
| Occupation | Aboriginal Australian activist |
| Known for | First Aboriginal president of FCAATSI |
| Parent(s) | Alngindabu (mother), Stephen McGinness (father) |
Joseph Daniel McGinness
Early life and family
McGinness was born in 1914 in the
When their father died, McGinness, aged eight, and his siblings were taken into Kahlin Compound for "half-caste" children in Darwin.[2]
Career
McGinness served in
His experience in the union movement led him to political activism with the Cairns Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advancement League and later the
He worked on the campaign for the
He was later manager of Aboriginal Hostels Limited for the northern region.[8]
He was also known as "Uncle Joe".[6]
Honours
McGinness was made a Member of the Order of Australia[6] in the 1990 Australia Day Honours list for service to the Aboriginal community.
Personal life
McGinness married Amy, a
Publications
- Son of Alyandabu: My Fight for Aboriginal Rights (1991) – autobiography [6]
Works
- McGinness, Joe (1991). Son of Alyandabu: My fight for Aboriginal Rights. ISBN 0702223352.
References
- ^ "McGinness, Joseph Daniel (Joe) (1914–2003)". Indigenous Australia. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ a b Dewar, Mickey. Alngindabu (1874–1961). Australian National University. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Taffe, Sue (11 April 2014). "Essay - The Council for Aboriginal Rights (Victoria)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ISBN 9780648457510
- ^ "Jungung - Jack McGinness: Plaiting the Grass for Family, Community". AustLit. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Joe McGinness". National Museum of Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
The extracts on this page are from an interview with Joe McGinness and Evelyn Scott conducted by Leanne Miller and Sue Taffe on 17 October 1996
- ^ a b Moriarty, John (25 November 1996). "John Moriarty (1938)". National Museum of Australia (Interview). Interviewed by Sue Taffe. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4607-1483-6.
Further reading
- "MS 3718: Papers of Joe McGinness" (PDF). Finding aid created by M. Williams, June 1999; updated by J. Churches, March 2006; and reformatted by Ewan Maidment, November 2016. )
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