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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)