Douglas Nicholls
Boxing, Boxer
1906 – 1988
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Who was Douglas Nicholls?
Sir Douglas Ralph "Doug" Nicholls, KCVO, OBE was a prominent Aboriginal Australian from the Yorta Yorta people. He was a professional athlete, Churches of Christ pastor and church planter, ceremonial officer and a pioneering campaigner for reconciliation.
Nicholls was the first Aboriginal person to be knighted and also the first appointed to vice-regal office, serving as Governor of South Australia from 1 December 1976 until his resignation on 30 April 1977 due to poor health.
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- Born
- Dec 9, 1906
Cummeragunja Reserve - Ethnicity
- Indigenous Australians
- Nationality
- Australia
- Died
- Jun 4, 1988
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on July 23, 2013
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