Product Details
| Title | Australian Biography Series 1 Neville Bonner |
| Synopsis |
Born in northern NSW in 1922, Neville Bonner started his working life as a ringbarker, canecutter and stockman. He spent 16 years on the repressive Palm Island Aboriginal Reserve where he learned many of the skills that would help him later as a politician. Bonner became the first Aboriginal person in Federal Parliament, representing Queensland as a Liberal Party Senator from 1971 to 1983. Part of the series Australian Biography Series 1 |
| Product Code | 88FAAB06 |
| Format | DVD |
| Duration | 26 mins |
| Year | 1992 |
| Study Guide | [Download Study Guide] |
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Born in northern NSW in 1922, Neville Bonner started his working life as a ringbarker, canecutter and stockman. He spent 16 years on the repressive Palm Island Aboriginal Reserve where he learned many of the skills that would help him later as a politician. Bonner became the first Aboriginal person in Federal Parliament, representing Queensland as a Liberal Party Senator from 1971 to 1983. Part of the series Australian Biography Series 1 





