Remembering Aboriginal Heroes

During the1940sand '50sin Australia there rose to prominence many icons of Aboriginal descent, representative of the culture of the day and of their own people. Some permanently influenced the minds of Australians and remain famous to this day. Others have been unjustly forgotten. Aboriginal Heroes offers an unparalleled biographical exploration of their lives, providing a prism through which the reader can view and come to a better understanding of significant aspects of resilient Aboriginal culture and its place in Australian history. AlbertNamatjirawas a greatwatercolourlandscape artist. Harold Blair was an outstandingly charismatic concert tenor of vast audience appeal. RobertTudawaliandNgarlaKunothwere the famous stars of CharlesChauvel'sground-breaking Australian movie,Jedda.RegSaunders was a highly decorated war hero and the first Aboriginal commissioned officer in the permanent Australian armed forces. HarryPenrith(later known asBurnumBurnum) was a brilliant and versatile teenage sporting star and later a public figure of charisma and controversy.