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Name	Gladys Elphick
Alternative Names	Gladys Hughes Gladys Adams Gladys Walters
Born	27 August, 1904 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	19 January, 1988 (aged 83) Daw Park, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Indigenous Australian Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Religious Influence	Methodist Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Hughes, Timothy (son) Rankine, Dorothy Leila (colleague) Fudge, Olga Dagmar (acquaintance) Hammond, Ruby Florence (acquaintance) Kudnarto (related entry)
Occupation or Descriptor *	Indigenous leader (1945-1984) South Australia, Australia Indigenous rights activist/supporter (1945-1984) South Australia, Australia women's activist (1964-1984) South Australia, Australia

* Dates are approximate

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