Timeline
See the table below to track key dates in Dr Charlie Perkins's life:
1952-57 | Apprentice Fitter and Turner, British Tube Mills (SA) |
1963-65 | President, Student Action for Aborigines |
1965 | Led ‘freedom ride’ through northern New South Wales rural towns publicising discrimination against Aboriginal people |
1965-69 | Manager, Foundation for Aboriginal Affairs |
1965-78 | Member, Federal Council for Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (renamed the National Aboriginal Islanders Liberation Movement in 1975) |
1967 | Vice-Chairman, National Aborigines Day Observance Committee (NSW) |
1968-70 | Trustee, National Aboriginal Tribal Council |
1969-71 | Research Officer, Office of Aboriginal Affairs, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet |
1971-72 | Senior Research Officer, Office of Aboriginal Affairs, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet |
1969-79 | Secretary, National Aboriginal Sports Foundation |
1970-79 | Trustee, Aboriginal Children’s Advancement Society (NSW) |
1970-75 | Secretary, Aboriginal Aged Persons Homes Trust |
1973-82 | Chairman, Aboriginal Hostels Ltd |
1973-75 | Assistant Secretary, Liaison and Consultation Branch, Department of Aboriginal Affairs |
1975-80 | Secretary and Public Officer, Aboriginal Publications Foundation (Inc.) |
1976 | Assistant Secretary, Coordination and Strategy Branch, Department of Aboriginal Affairs |
1976-86 | Chairman, National Aboriginal Sports Council |
1977 | Assistant Secretary, Research and Overview Branch, Department of Aboriginal Affairs |
1978 | First Assistant Secretary, Policy Division, Department of Aboriginal Affairs |
1979-81 | Deputy Secretary, Department of Aboriginal Affairs |
1980-84 | Chairman, Aboriginal Development Commission (part time) |
1982 | Administrator, John and Anna Woods Trust Fund |
1983 | Member, Education Task Force (SA) |
1984-88 | Secretary, Department of Aboriginal Affairs, Canberra |
1984-88 | President, Arrernte Council of Central Australia |
1989-92 | Board Member, SBS Television/Radio |
1989-2000 | Director, Charles Perkins and Associates, Consultants |
1990-92 | Member, Australia Council Aboriginal Arts Committee |
1991-2000 | Member, Olympic Bid Committee, Sydney 2000 |
1991-2000 | Chairman, Arrernte Council of Central Australia |
1994-95 | Commissioner and Deputy Chair, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Commission |
Sources
National Library of Australia website
Who’s who 1999
Monash biographical dictionary of the 20th century, 1994
Read, Peter Charles Perkins: a biography (Ringwood, Vic.: Viking, 1990)
Charles Perkins Papers (MS 8047)