Neville Williams
Neville Chappy Williams , also (* 1940) Uncle Chappy called, is a Elder of Wiradjuri - Aborigines in the Australian state of New South Wales . He is one of the leading personalities of the tent embassy , which admonishes the rights of the Aborigines and has been set up in Canberra directly at the Old Parliament House since 1972 .
He also campaigns for the gold mining operations of the Barrick Gold Corporation , the largest gold mining company in the world, to be ended at Lake Cowal , as this would threaten the existence of sacred places of the Wiradjuri and the ecology of the landscapes.
Williams was in the 1960s a sports boxer, won numerous battles and as a member of the Australian boxer selection of the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo participated.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Aboriginal leader blocks Barrick Expansion (English)
- ^ Neville Williams v Director-General of National Parks and Wildlife
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Williams, Neville |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Williams, Neville Chappy; Uncle Chappy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Aboriginal political activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1940 |