Stan Davey

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Stan DaveyAM was a prominent activist and co-founder of five organisations dedicated to improving the lives of Aboriginal Australians, including Aboriginal Advancement League where he was the founding secretary alongside Pastor Doug Nicholls, and the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement. [1] [2]

Davey was born in Western Australia in 1922. He grew up in the Perth suburb of Cottesloe and was a committed Christian. He was ordained as a minister in the Churches of Christ in 1952, but earlier, while studying at university in 1951 he was politicised and following a meeting with Doug Nicholls he ultimately decided to dedicate his life to the Aboriginal cause. He left his ministry in 1957. [3]

He resigned as the director of the Aborigines Advancement League and in 1968 moved to the Pilbara and Kimberley regions to work directly with aboriginal communities. He went on to work in a number of communities around Australia living and working with his second wife Jan.

He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his work for Aboriginal peoples in the 1999 Australia Day Honours. [4]

In 2010, Davey died of pneumonia at a nursing home in Frankston at the age of 88.

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References

  1. ↑ Wainer, Jo; Richardson, Jan (26 October 2010). "Tireless warrior for Aborigines". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. ↑ "Stanley Davey Obituary (1922 - 2010)". Legacy.com.
  3. ↑ "Collaborating for Indigenous Rights". National Museum of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Mr Stanley Fraser DAVEY". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 5 January 2025.


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