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Miller, Mick
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- Miller, Michael
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1937-1998
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Michael (Mick) Miller was an Indigenous activist born in 1937. He was posted to Cairns at a young age to work as a schoolteacher, and it was around this time he became involved in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs. He served as the Chairman for the North Queensland Land Council (NQLC), during which time he helped established the Wuchopperen Health Service. He was married to Patricia (Pat) O'Shane from 1962 to 1977. The couple had two daughters, Lydia Caroline (born 1963) and Marilyn Rose (born 1964). He was then married to Barbara Russell from 1978 to 1987. They had one son together. Mick died on 5 April 1998 at the age of 61.
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised, Kymberley Doyle, 21-Feb-2025.
Created, Kymberley Bax, 8-Apr-2024.
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Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (2012) 'Michael Miller, inducted 2011', Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council Hall of Fame Honour Roll 2008-2022, accessed online 10-Apr-2024.
Rowse, T. (2024). 'Miller, Michael John (Mick) (1937–1998)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, accessed online 21-Feb-2025.