Charles Nelson Perkins, AO, aka Kumantjayi Perkins immediately following his death, (16 June 1936 — 19 October 2000) was an Australian Aboriginal activist and football (soccer) player, coach and administrator. Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975 "for the purpose of according recognition Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. This is an article about a class of people as identified and defined within Australian law Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered
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Early life
He was born in Alice Springs Telegraph Station Aboriginal reserve, in the Northern Territory, the son of Martin Connolly (of Kalkadoon descent) and Hetti Perkins (of Arrernte descent) in 1936. Alice Springs is the second largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the center of the mainland continent as well as the central northern regions Kalkadoon, Indigenous Australian tribe living in the Mount Isa region of Queensland The Arrernte people are a group of people that traditionally live in the Arrernte lands of Central Australia. He was educated at Le Fevre Boys' Technical School, Adelaide, the Metropolitan Business College, Sydney and the University of Sydney from where he graduated in 1965 with a Bachelor of Arts, being the first Indigenous Australian to graduate from university. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 The University of Sydney (informally Sydney Uni or USyd) is the oldest university in Australia Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. He married Eileen Munchenberg on 23 September 1961 and had two daughters (Hetti and Rachel) and one son (Adam). Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1] He had 17 brothers and sisters. Perkins was a cousin of football (soccer) player John Moriarty. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered John Moriarty (born 1938 is an Indigenous Australian Artist, Government advisor and former Football (soccer player
Public Life
In 1965 he was one of the key members of the Freedom Ride - a bus tour by activists protesting against discrimination against Aboriginal people through rural New South Wales, publicising in small-towns Australia. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Freedom Ride of 1964 and 1965 was a significant event in the history of Civil rights for Indigenous Australians. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. His activism in the Freedom Ride aimed to raise awareness of discrimination against Aboriginal people and tried to redress it. The tour targeted rural towns such as Walgett, Moree, and Kempsey. Walgett is a town in north-central New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Walgett Shire Council. Moree is a large town in Moree Plains Shire in northern New South Wales, Australia. Kempsey is a town in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia in Kempsey Shire Council. They were concerned about the living, education, and health conditions of Aborigines in Australia. If there was an issue of blatant discrimination, they took action to publicise it with the intention of overturning it. This was demonstrated through one of the Freedom Ride activities in Walgett. A local RSL club refused entry to Aborigines, including those who were ex-servicemen who participated in the two World Wars. The Returned and Services League of Australia (often abbreviated to RSL) is a support organisation for men and women who have served or are serving in the Australian A world war is a War affecting the majority of the world's most powerful and populous nations The bus at one stage was run off the road.
On 20 February 1965, Perkins and his party tried to enter the swimming pool at Moree, where local Aborigines had never been able to swim in the 40 years since its opening, against the physical opposition of several hundred local whites, including community leaders, and were pelted with eggs and tomatoes. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Moree is a large town in Moree Plains Shire in northern New South Wales, Australia. These events were broadcast across Australia, and under pressure from national public opinion, the council eventually repealed the ban on Aboriginal swimmers. The freedom ride then moved on, but on the way out they were followed by a line of cars, one of which collided with them slightly on the rear of there bus, when they returned to the town of Moree they found that the council had removed there previous decision. The Freedom Ride then protested again, until the council changed that regulation forever. [2] This action played out in parallel with the similar turmoil of the US Civil Rights campaign of African Americans in the US. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa
In 1972, as a public servant, he was suspended for alleged improper conduct after he called the Liberal - Country Coalition government in Western Australia 'racist and redneck'. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Redneck refers to a Stereotype of usually Rural, Caucasian (i In 1981 he was made Secretary of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs, the first Aborigine to become a permanent head of a federal government department. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Throughout his career he was a strident critic of Australian Government's policies on indigenous affairs and was renowned for his fiery comments. This article describes the federal government of Australia See Australian governments for other jurisdictions
He was also notable as having Australia's longest recorded survival for a kidney transplant, having received a donor kidney in 1972. Kidney transplantation or renal transplantation is the Organ transplant of a Kidney in a patient with End-stage renal disease. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Soccer Career
Perkins began playing in 1950 with Adelaide team Port Thistle. Port Adelaide Lion Soccer Club ("The Pirates" are a Football (soccer club from Port Adelaide South Australia. In 1951 he was selected for a South Australia under 18 representative team. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country He went on to play for a number of teams in Adelaide including International United (1954-55), Budapest (1956-57) and Fiorentina (1957). In 1957 he was invited to trial with English first division team Liverpool FC. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Perkins ended up trialling and training with Liverpool's city rival Everton FC. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Perkins played two seasons for leading English amateur team Bishop Auckland F.C. between 1957 and 1959. Bishop Auckland Football Club are an English football team based in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Perkins in mid-1959 decided to return to Australia and declined a trial offer from Manchester United. On returning to Australia Perkins was appointed captain-coach of Adelaide Croatia. Raiders are a Football (soccer club in Adelaide, South Australia.
In 1961 Perkins moved to Sydney to study at university. He played with Pan-Hellenic (later known as Sydney Olympic FC) in the New South Wales State League. Sydney Olympic Football Club is an Australian football club based in Sydney, Australia and competes in the Australian State League He later played for Bankstown and retired in 1965. He later served as president of former National Soccer League team Canberra City. This page is on the former Australian soccer league For the former Canadian league see Canadian National Soccer League. Canberra City Soccer Club, also known for some time as the Canberra Arrows, is an Australian Football (soccer club based in Canberra in the ACT He was appointed Australian Soccer Federation (now Football Federation Australia) vice-president in 1987 and was the chairman of the Australian Futsal Federation for ten years until his death in Sydney in 2000. Football Federation Australia (FFA is the governing body for the sport of football (soccer in Australia. Futsal is an indoor version of Association football. Its name is derived from the Portuguese fut ebol de sal ão and the Spanish Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 [2]
Awards and honours
Perkins was awarded Jaycees Young Man of the Year in 1966, Aborigine of the Year in 1993 and an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1987. Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975 "for the purpose of according recognition [3] Perkins has been inducted into the Football Federation Australia Football Hall of Fame. The Australian Football Hall of Fame was formed in 1996 as the Australian Soccer Hall of Fame to honour outstanding services to Football (soccer in
Notes
- ^ Papers of Charles Perkins (1936 - 2000). National Library of Australiahi mom (April 2002). The National Library of Australia is the country's largest reference library responsible under the terms of the National Library Act for "maintaining and developing a national Retrieved on 2007-01-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome.
- ^ a b Cockerill, Michael (2001-04-20). Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Australian football loses a trail-blazer. FIFA. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) Retrieved on 2007-01-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome.
- ^ It's an Honour - Officer of the Order of Australia
References
- Perkins, Charles (1975). A Bastard like me. Sydney: Ure Smith, 199. ISBN 0725402563.
- Read, Peter (1990). Charles Perkins: a biography. Ringwood, Victoria: Viking, 351. ISBN 0140132805.
- Charles Perkins. Australian Biography. Australian Government (2004). This article describes the federal government of Australia See Australian governments for other jurisdictions Retrieved on 2007-01-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome.
- Charles Nelson Perkins. National Archives of Australia (July 2004). The National Archives of Australia is a body established by the Government of Australia for the purpose of preserving Commonwealth Government records Retrieved on 2007-01-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome.
- Classroom Resource on Charles Perkins
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Perkins, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kumantjayi Perkins |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian Aboriginal activist and football (soccer) player, coach and administrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 2000 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Sydney, Australia |
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