- US DLC nb2002074995
- Person
- 1947-
Born 21 June 1947 in New Zealand. Producer, writer, director. Moved to Australia in 1985.
Born 21 June 1947 in New Zealand. Producer, writer, director. Moved to Australia in 1985.
Doris Pilkington's Aboriginal name is Nugi Garimara. She was born in 1937; her birth was unregistered but the Western Australian Department of Native Affairs later issued her date of birth as 1 July 1937. She was born "on traditional birthing round under a wintamarra tree" on Balfour Downs Station in the East Pilbara region of Western Australia. As a toddler she was removed by authorities and, with her sister and mother sent, to Moore River Native Settlement. Doris left the mission system as a qualified nursing aide. She married a man named Pilkington, and raised a family. She went on to study journalism and worked in film and television production. In 2002, she was appointed Co-Patron of State and Federal Sorry Day Committee's Journal of Healing; in 2004, she was named a Western Australian State Living Treasure; in 2008 she was the recipient of the Red Ochre Award of outstanding lifelong contribution to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts. She died on 10 April 2014 at Perth. -- Excerpted from AustLit
University of Queensland Dramatic Society
The University of Queensland Dramatic Society was founded in 1912, the first theatre company in Queensland and a constituent Society of the University of Queensland Union. Later known as Dramsoc (1960s), UniQue (1970s), University Drama Society (1980s), Pandemonium Theatre (1990s) and Underground Productions (2000s onwards).
Born in Bangladesh. Studied at University of Queensland and Dhaka University. Writer.
Coalition of Australian Participating Organisations of Women
Networking coalition for women's non-government organisations in Australia. Founded in 1992 ata WEL national conference.
Older Women's Network (N.S.W.)
University of Queensland. Office of Equal Opportunity
Possibly known by this name from 1989 to 1993. Later know as the Office of Gender Equity, and then Equity Office.
Marjorie May Croucher, often called Marge Croucher, was a member of the Communist Party of Australia and the Communist Women’s Collective and the Union of Australian Women (UAW). She died 6 March 2008.
John Tomlinson is, among other things, a social worker, poet, political activist, amateur fisherman and brewer of fine coffee. He has campaigned since the 1960s for Aboriginal and workers’ rights and has been a persistent advocate for people living under colonial rule throughout the Asia-Pacific region. His involvement in the campaign for an independent East Timor began with the Indonesian military’s invasion of that territory in 1975 and continued throughout the 24 years of military occupation.