Lloyd McDermott

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Lloyd McDermott
Birth nameLloyd Clive McDermott
Date of birth(1939-11-11)11 November 1939
Place of birthEidsvold, Queensland, Australia
Date of death6 April 2019(2019-04-06) (aged 79)
Place of deathSydney, New South Wales, Australia
SchoolAnglican Church Grammar School
UniversityUniversity of Queensland, University of Sydney, University of New South Wales
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1962 Australia 2 (0)

Lloyd Clive McDermott (1 November 1939 – 6 April 2019), also known as Mullenjaiwakka, was an Australian

New Zealand All Blacks in 1962. During South Africa's era of apartheid, McDermott made a principled decision to withdraw from the squad rather than play as an "honorary white
" on a subsequent South African tour.

Early life and education

Born on 1 November 1939 at Eidsvold, Queensland, McDermott had links to the Mununjali clan and Wakka Wakka people. The son of a farm labourer, Lloyd McDermott's academic and sporting prowess won him a scholarship to attend the Anglican Church Grammar School at East Brisbane.[1][2]

Rugby career

An outstanding schoolboy athlete, he went on to play on the

South African Springbok team under South Africa's apartheid regime).[3] He returned briefly to rugby league
, playing for the Wynnum Manly club in 1964.

He was the second Aboriginal person to represent his country in rugby union, after

Cec Ramalli.[citation needed
]

Law

Lloyd Clive McDermott became Australia's first

Mental Health Tribunal of New South Wales, he was also a trustee of the New South Wales Bar Association Indigenous Lawyers' Trust.[5]

Community service

Throughout his career, McDermott gave time and energy to promoting opportunities for Indigenous youth, male and female, as founder of the Lloyd McDermott Sports Foundation. In association with the Australian Sports Foundation, the Lloyd McDermott Rugby Development Team works with young people to achieve their dreams through development camps, educational scholarships and mentoring. The team holds camps, training sessions and competitions in association with the

National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE).[citation needed
]

He also served as an Ambassador for Indigenous Fund of the

Brisbane Boys College.[citation needed
]

Personal life

McDermott had a single daughter, Phillipa McDermott, and a love of Jazz, Motown, and R&B music.[6]

Recognition and legacy

In 2009, at the Bar Association of Queensland Annual Conference, a highlight was the launch of the Mullenjaiwakka Trust for Indigenous Legal Students, named in honour of McDermott (Mullenjaiwakka).[3] The Trust was established to assist Indigenous law students towards a career at the bar.[citation needed]

In 2016, McDermott was a recipient of the Queensland Greats Awards.[7]

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-646-55807-3
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  2. ^ "Lloyd McDermott". Historical Wallabies Player Profiles. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Launch of the Mullenjaiwakka Trust". Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015. April 2009 (34) Hearsay, The Journal of the Bar Association of Queensland Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Australia / Players & Officials / Lloyd McDermott". Scrum. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  5. ^ "Mullenjaiwakka (1939-2019)". InBrief. NSW Bar Association. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  6. ^ "'No one had a better time' than the legendary Lloyd McDermott". NITV. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  7. ^ "2016 Queensland Greats recipients". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
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