KEN BRINDLE

KEN BRINDLE

1931-1987

1931 -    Born      

   -1967   Honorary secretary of Redfern All Blacks Football Club

               Wanted to bring young men to Sydney through football

               Member of the Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship

               Member of the Foundation for Aboriginal Affairs

               Exposed the fact of police discrimination against Aboriginal residents of Redfern in the court

               Encouraged Aboriginal communities to attend annual Federal     Council  for the                    Advancement of Aborigines and  Torres Strait Islanders  (FCAATSI) in Canberra

1967 to 1971 - Secretary of FCAATSI

                        Represented NSW Aboriginal people

                        Lead Aborigines Protection Act 1935

                        Encouraged Aboriginal leadership

                        Organised the first New South Wales all-Aboriginal conference

1987 -             Died