Moses Tjalkabota was a charismatic and well-known personality in Central Australia.

An Arrarnte man, his early years were spent on country in a traditional Aboriginal lifestyle, learning Arrarnte culture from his elders. As a child, he was schooled on the Hermannsburg Mission.

Known affectionately as Blind Moses, he became an evangelist. Regarded as a master storyteller and public speaker, he attracted large crowds whenever he preached in public.

Although he was blind, he travelled vast distances over Central Australia to share his message with Aboriginal people in their communities.

Further information:
Australian Dictionary of Biography
Hermannsburg.com.au
Alice Springs News
Blind Moses, Aranda Man of High Degree and Christian Evangelist by Peter Latz, IAD Press, 2015

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Edith Cowan made it her mission to see women participating in every area of public life – education, religion, politics, health, the law and social justice.

She founded and worked for numerous volunteer organisations that promoted the rights and welfare of women and children, including the House of Mercy for unmarried mothers, The Karrakatta Women’s Club, The Children’s Protection Society and King Edward Memorial Hospital.

She was the first woman to ever sit in an Australian Parliament and today she has a university named after.

She can be seen on the Australian $50 note.

Further information:

Australian Dictionary of Biography
National Museum Australia
RBA - People on the Bank Notes – Edith Cowan
State Library of WA
Women Australia

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David Unaipon was an Aboriginal preacher, inventor, author and activist.

Profoundly gifted in several fields, his achievements emphatically disproved the prejudiced preconceptions that existed about Aboriginal people at the time.

He lectured publicly on science and theology and patented nine inventions, including a shear that turned circular motion into lateral motion.

He collected the myths and legends of Aboriginal people and was the first indigenous Australian to be published, although his book was not originally published under his own name.

By the 1920s, he was the most well-known Aboriginal person in Australia and was able to be a public voice on behalf of his people.

He can be seen on the Australian $50 note.

Further information:

Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines by David Unaipon, edited by Stephen Muecke and Adam Shoemaker, Melbourne, Melbourne University Press, 2001

My Life Story, by David Unaipon, Adelaide: Aborigines Friends Association, 1954

'Aboriginals: Their Traditions and Customs' by David Unaipon, Daily Telegraph, 2 August 1924.

Australian Dictionary of Biography

RBA - People on the Bank Notes – David Unaipon 1872 - 1967

The State Library of New South Wales: Significant Individuals : David Unaipon

The State Library of New South Wales – Stories – David Unaipon

Kids Britannica – David Unaipon

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