Guboo Ted Thomas Australian Activist
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| First Name |
Guboo
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| Middle Name |
Ted
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| Last Name |
Thomas
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1908
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| Birthplace |
Jembaicumbene, Braidwood, South Coast, New South Wales, Australia
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| Died |
19th May, 2002
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| Place of Death |
New South Wales, Australia
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| Nationality |
Australian
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| Occupation |
Activist
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Edwin "Guboo" Ted Thomas (29 January 1909 – 19 May 2002) of the Yuin people was a prominent Aboriginal (Koori) elder (leader), He lived a full life, including touring Australia with a gumleaf orchestra during the Great Depression of the 1930s, playing rugby league and getting banned for fighting a referee, yet growing to become an Elder campaigning for protection of sacred sites on the South Coast, who went to the United Nations in New York, who urged the World Council of Churches to accept indigenous religions, and who met the Dalai Lama. Guboo loved a "cuppa" (cup of tea), had a sense of mischief, enjoyed being doted on by women, and his favourite saying was: "Always remember, the best is yet to come!".
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