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Hansen, Elizabeth May

MBE

Born
Western Australia, Australia
Occupation
Political activist

Summary

Elizabeth Hansen was a foundation member of Perth's oldest Aboriginal community organisation, the Coolbaroo League, formed in the 1940s. She has been a long-time campaigner for Aboriginal rights and was vice-president of the New Era Aboriginal Fellowship and Treasurer of the Aboriginal Rights League and Old People's Home.

Hansen won the Western Australian Citizen of the Year Award in 1976, and was appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire for 'Aboriginal welfare' on 31 December 1979.

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Newspaper Articles

  • 'Mrs. Elizabeth Hansen', Identity, 01 Jan, p. 6. Details

Online Resources

See also

  • Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority; Western Australia, '[Obituary of Aboriginal rights activist]', in Annual report, 1991, 1991. Details
  • Australia. Dept. of Human Services and Health., Elizabeth Hansen Hostel; Hostel outcome standards monitoring statement, Dept. of Human Services and Health, 1994, 8 pp. Details
  • Burswood Park Board, Swan Fountain : Western Australia, Citizen of the Year Lake, Burswood Park, The Board, Perth, W.A., 1988, 23 pp. Details
  • Kinnane, S.; Marsh, L.; Scholes, R.; Robins, P.;, The Coolbaroo Club [videorecording], Coolbaroo Club Productions in association with Annamax Media, c1996. Details
  • Popham, Daphne; Stokes, K.A.; Lewis, Julie, Reflections : profiles of 150 women who helped make Western Australia's history; Project of the Womens Committee for the 150th Anniversary Celebrations of Western Australia, Carrolls, Perth, Melbourne [etc.]:, 1979, 266 pp. Details

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Created: 22 October 2002, Last modified: 19 October 2005

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