Phillip Waipuldanya Roberts
Phillip Waipuldanya Roberts | |
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 Phillip Roberts dressing leprosy patients wounds in Maningrida | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Phillip Waipuldanya Roberts 1922 Roper River, Australia |
| Died | 24 November 1988 (aged 65–66) |
| Occupation | Doctor, activist |
Phillip Waipuldanya Roberts OBE (1922 – 24 November 1988) was a traditional doctor, activist and adviser to the Commonwealth
Government of Australia on Aboriginal
policies and programs.
Early life
Roberts was, born south of the Roper River in the country of the Alawa people. He was the eldest son of Barnabas Gabarla, a former drover, stockman and saddler who became an evangelist for Roper River Mission.[1] He had a primary school education from the mission and became a motor mechanic.[2]
Working life
In 1953, he went to Urapunga Station to repair a marine engine and met Dr WA (Spike) Langsford of the Department of Health accompanying him on a survey of the
Queen Elizabeth II visited Roberts on her 1963 visit to Darwin.[3]
In 1969 he was selected as one of only three advisers for the Council of Aboriginal Affairs established after the
1967 Referendum. He advised the Commonwealth Government of Australia on Aboriginal policies and programs.[2]
The book
References
- ^ Herald and Weekly Times (c. 1962). "Phillip Roberts (Waipuldanya) (left) and his father Barnabas Gabarla (right) [picture] [ca. 1962]". State Library of Victoria. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ ISBN 0949070920.
- ^ "Queen Calls On 'Leper Hunter'". The Canberra Times. Vol. 37, no. 10, 488. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 March 1963. p. 3. Retrieved 16 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ISBN 0851792219.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link - ^ "Remarkable Man Of Two Worlds". The Canberra Times. Vol. 37, no. 10, 409. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 December 1962. p. 18. Retrieved 16 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Aboriginal Theme Winner". The Canberra Times. Vol. 36, no. 10, 176. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 March 1962. p. 3. Retrieved 31 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "I, the Aboriginal". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 31, no. 49. Australia. 6 May 1964. p. 14. Retrieved 16 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
