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Charlie Burns, 1896-1990 : his life and times / by Joanna Box

Record no:

85097

Call no:

T/572.9941 BOX

Author:

Box, Joanna

Publisher:

Pemberton, W.A.: Northcliffe Community Resource Centre

Year:

2019

Description:

vi, 88 p. : ill., ports. : 21 cm.

Subject:

Burns, Charlie, 1896-1990;
Drake-Brockman family;
Australian Aborigines - Western Australia - Biography;
Australian Aborigines - Western Australia - Kimberley Region;
Australian Aborigines - Western Australia - Social life and customs;

Australia - Armed Forces - Australian Aborigines;
World War, 1914-1918 - Participation, Australian Aboriginal;
World War, 1939-1945 - Participation, Australian Aboriginal;
Group Settlement Scheme (W.A.);
Pemberton (W.A.) - History;
Northcliffe (W.A.) - History;

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Isbn:

9780646805627

Notes:

Signed by author.
On inside cover, includes a photograph of the bust of Charlie sculpted in 1988, pictured with the artist, Amanda Drake-Sneeuwjagt and the author.
"First nations man, WWI: 10th Light Horse, 1st Signals Brigade, WWII: Royal Australian Engineers, horseman, footballer, swimmer, boxer, blacksmith"--Title page.

Type:

Book

Abstract:

Charlie Burns was born in 1896 and died in 1990 in Manjimup, Western Australia. Charlie was a first nations man from the Kimberley who fought in both world wars, and lived an extraordinary life as a horseman, footballer, swimmer, boxer and blacksmith.

Charlie lived in Northcliffe, Pemberton, Bridgetown and attended Guildford Grammar School. This collection of biographical information and recollections of Charlie's life was drawn from personal interviews with Charlie's compatriots and contact with Charlie himself.

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