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Where did Neville Bonner live?
Biography. Neville Bonner was born in Ukerebagh Island, a small island on the Tweed River in northern New South Wales. He never knew his father and had no formal education.
When and where was Neville Bonner born?
28 March 1922, Ukerebagh, Tweed Heads, Australia
Neville Bonner/Born
Who is Neville Bonners wife?
Mona Bonnerm. 1943–1969
Neville Bonner/Wife
What was Neville Bonners family background?
Neville Bonner’s mother was an Aboriginal, and he never knew his father, an Englishman who went back to England before Bonner was born. “I was born on Ukerebagh Island, in the mouth of the Tweed River because there was nowhere else for my mother to go.
Where did Neville Thomas Bonner live in Brisbane?
Annoyed at this, O’Leary declared Bonner could no longer remain on Palm Island. Leaving the island and for a time his family, in September 1960 Bonner moved to Mount Crosby, outside Brisbane, where he managed a dairy farm, later working as a labourer for the Brisbane City Council.
Where did Ida Bonner and Neville Thomas go to school?
Julia died in July 1932. [2] In an effort to educate her daughter’s children, Ida moved back to Queensland, where Aboriginals could attend local state schools and where Neville was enrolled in the third grade at Beaudesert State Rural School between February and December 1935. This was the only formal education he ever received.
How many children did Julia Bonner have with Frank Randell?
Julia then lived with Frank Randell, an Aboriginal man, with whom she had three children, Eva, Frankie (who died as a child) and Jim. During this time Neville witnessed frequent acts of violence by Randell against his mother.
Who are the parents of Senator Neville Thomas?
[1] Neville was the second son of Henry Kenneth Bonner, an English migrant, and his wife Julia, the daughter of Ida, née Sandy, and Roger Bell. In 1983 he spoke of his family background on his mother’s side: