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Burnum Burnum (1936–1997)

	Burnum Burnum (1936–1997)
Born	10 January, 1936 Wallaga Lake , New South Wales , Australia
Died	18 August, 1997 (aged 61) Woronora , New South Wales , Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	Indigenous Australian
Religious Influence	Bahá'í Baptist
Related Entries [View as tree]	Perkins, Charles Nelson (work colleague) Mabo, Edward Koiki (colleague) Trugernanner, (related entry)
Education*	Bomaderry Public School (NSW) (student, 1941-1946) Kempsey High School (NSW) (student, 1948-1954) University of Tasmania (law) (student, 1970-1971)
Occupation*	public servant (1955-1970) New South Wales, Australia Rugby League player (1955-1955) New South Wales, Australia Rugby Union player (1956-1972) New South Wales, Australia Rugby League player (1963-1972) New South Wales, Australia Indigenous rights activist/supporter (1965-1997) New South Wales, Australia public servant (1980-1980) New South Wales, Australia actor (film) (1987-1992) New South Wales, Australia cultural storyteller (1988-1997) New South Wales, Australia travel writer (1988-1988) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Churchill Fellowship (recipient, 1975)
Legacies*	Burnum Burnum Sanctuary (Woronora, NSW) (eponym)
Key Organisations*	Balmain Rugby League club (NSW) (player)
Key Places*	Bomaderry Children's Home (NSW) (resident, 1936-1946) Wallaga Lake Aboriginal Station (NSW) (resident, 1936-1936) Kinchela Aboriginal Boys' Home (resident, 1946-1954)
Social Issues*	stolen child (victim, 1937)
Workplaces*	Dept of Agriculture (NSW) (public servant, 1955) Dept of Aboriginal Affairs (Vic) (public servant, 1968-1970) Aboriginal Hostels Ltd (executive officer, 1973-1975) Aboriginal Hostels Ltd (deputy general manager, 1975-1975)

* Dates are approximate