Tuesday 30 May 2017

Biography of Jack Patten one of the Aboriginal leader

Biography of Jack  Pateen     /   Time line

Time          Events

1905         born at Moama NSW
1916         studied at Wast Wyalong Public school
1927         met Salina avery for first time
1930         lived at Salt Pan Creek where he become a radical Aboriginal politics
1931         married at Tabolan with Salina Avery
1936         settled at La Perouse
1937         met Percy Stephensen
1938         on Australian day, gave speech and emphasized on education for children
1938         edited the Abo call started by Miles
1939         want to the Cumeroogunga call for help and denounced food shortage
1940        started with Sixth Division serving in Middle East as a private
1940        called for unity in the A.P.A conference
1942        discharged from working as with Sixth Division with a knee damage
1946        settled in Melbourne on War prison
1957        died at St Vincent hospital

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