Charles Nelson Perkins AO, aka Kumantjayi Perkins immediately following his death, (June 16, 1936 — October 19, 2000) was an Australian Aboriginal activist and football (soccer) player, coach and administrator. Perkins was a cousin of football (soccer) player John Moriarty. Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, wearing on her left shoulder the Order of Australias Sovereign Badge. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Australian Aborigines are the main indigenous people of Australia. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... John Moriarty is an Australian artist, Government advisor and former football (soccer) player. ...

Early life

He was born at Alice Springs Telegraph Station Aboriginal reserve, in the Northern Territory, the son of Martin Connolly (of Kalkadoon descent) and Hetti Perkins (of Arrernte descent) in 1936. He was educated at Le Fevre Boys' Technical School, Adelaide, the Metropolitan Business College, Sydney and the University of Sydney from where he graduated in 1965 with a Bachelor of Arts, being the first Indigenous Australian to graduate from university. He married Eileen Munchenberg on September 23, 1961 and had two daughters (Hetti and Rachel) and one son (Adam).^[1] He had 11 brothers and sisters. Alice Springs CBD, NT Alice Springs is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia located at . ... Capital Darwin Government Const. ... Kalkadoon, Australian Aboriginal tribe living in the Mount Isa region of Queensland. ... Location of Arrernte (light blue) in the Northern Territory The Arrernte people are a group of people that traditionally live in the Arrernte lands of central Australia. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... The University of Sydney, established in Sydney in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...

Public Life

In 1964 he was one of the key members of the Freedom Ride - a bus tour by activists through northern New South Wales rural towns publicising discrimination against Aboriginal people in small-towns Australia. His activism in the Freedom Ride aimed to raise awareness of discrimination against Aboriginal people and tried to redress it. The tour targeted rural towns such as Walgett, Moree, and Kempsey. They were concerned about the living, education, and health conditions of Aborigines in Australia. If there was an issue of blatant discrimination, they took action to publicise it with the intention of overturning it. This was demonstrated through one of the Freedom Ride activities in Walgett. A local RSL club refused entry to Aborigines, including those who were ex-servicemen who participated in the two World Wars. The bus at one stage was run off the road. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... The 1964 summer-1965 Freedom Ride was an important event in the history of civil rights for Indigenous Australians. ... Capital Sydney Government Const. ... Walgett is a town of approximately 2700 persons in north-central New South Wales, Australia. ... Moree is a large town in northern New South Wales, Australia. ... Kempsey is a town on the North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. ... RSL National HQ, on Constitution Ave, Canberra, nearest the Australian Defence Force Russell Offices HQ The Returned and Services League of Australia (often abbreviated to RSL) is a support organisation for men and women who have served or are serving in the Australian Defence Force. ... There have been two World Wars, now more commonly known as World War I or First World War (from 1914 to 1918), and World War II or Second World War (from 1939 to 1945). ...

On 20 February 1965, Perkin and his party tried to enter the swimming pool at Moree, where local Aborigines had never been able to swim in the 40 years since its opening, against the physical opposition of several hundred local whites, including community leaders, and were pelted with eggs and tomatoes. These events were broadcast across Australia, and under pressure from national public opinion, the council eventually repealed the ban on Aboriginal swimmers.^[2] This action played out in parallel with the similar turmoil of the US Civil Rights campaign of African Americans in the US. February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Moree is a large town in northern New South Wales, Australia. ... Civil rights or positive rights are those legal rights retained by citizens and protected by the government. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ...

In 1972, as a public servant, he was suspended for alleged improper conduct after he called the Liberal - Country Coalition government in Western Australia 'racist and redneck'. In 1981 he was made Secretary of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs, the first Aborigine to become a permanent head of a federal government department. Throughout his career he was a strident critic of Australian Government's policies on indigenous affairs and was renowned for his fiery comments. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian conservative political party, which claims to represent rural voters. ... Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person (3rd) Population (December 2006)  - Population  2,050,900 (4th)  - Density  0. ... The cast of The Dukes of Hazzard, representing an assortment of redneck stereotypes. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article describes the national government of Australia. ...

He was also notable as having the world's longest recorded survival for a kidney transplant, having received a donor kidney in 1972. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

Football (soccer) Career

Perkins began playing in 1950 with Adelaide team Port Thistle. In 1951 he was selected for a South Australia under 18 representative team. He went on to play for a number of teams in Adelaide including International United (1954-55), Budapest (1956-57) and Fiorentina (1957). In 1957 he was invited to trial with English first division team Liverpool FC. Perkins ended up trialling and training with Liverpool's city rival Everton FC. Perkins played two seasons for leading English amateur team Bishop Auckland F.C. between 1957 and 1959. Perkins in mid-1959 decided to return to Australia and declined a trial offer from Manchester United. On returning to Australia Perkins was appointed captain-coach of Adelaide Croatia. Port Adelaide Pirates Soccer Club are a football (soccer) club from Port Adelaide, South Australia. ... {{Football club infobox | clubname = Liverpool FC | image = fullname = Liverpool FC | nickname = The Reds | founded = 1892 | ground = Anfield | capacity = 45,000 | chairman = D.R.Moores | Chief Executive Officer = R.N.Parry | manager = Rafael Benitez | league = FA Premiership | season = 2005-06 | position = FA premiership, 5th | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=FF0000... Everton F.C. is an English football club from the city of Liverpool and was founded in 1878. ... Bishop Auckland F.C. are an English football team based in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Raiders are a football (soccer) club in Adelaide, South Australia. ...

In 1961 Perkins moved to Sydney to study at university. He played with Pan-Hellenic (later known as Sydney Olympic FC) in the New South Wales State League. He later played for Bankstown and retired in 1965. He later served as president of former National Soccer League team Canberra City. He was appointed Australian Soccer Federation (now Football Federation Australia) vice-president in 1987 and was the chairman of the Australian Futsal Federation for ten years until his death in Sydney in 2001.^[2] Sydney Olympic Football Club is an Australian football (soccer) club based in Sydney, Australia. ... The National Soccer League, or NSL, was the former national football (soccer) competition in Australia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. ... Canberra City Soccer Club, also known for some time as the Canberra Arrows, is an Australian football (soccer) club based in Canberra in the ACT. It currently participates in the ACT Premier League and formerly competed in the National Soccer League from 1977 to 1986. ... Football Federation Australia (FFA) is the governing body for the sport of football (soccer) in Australia. ... The first rules of this original play were created and published in 1933 per the pastor and professor of the Uruguyan YMCA, Mr Juan Carlos CERIANI GRAVIER with the rules of four sports (3 indoor sports), basketball, handball, waterpolo and football. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ...

Awards and honours

Perkins was awarded Jaycees Young Man of the Year in 1966, Aborigine of the Year in 1993 and the Order of Australia in 1987. Perkins to inducted into the Football Federation Australia Football Hall of Fame. Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, wearing on her left shoulder the Order of Australias Sovereign Badge. ... The Football Federation Australia Football Hall of Fame was formed in 1996 as the Australian Soccer Hall of Fame to honour outstanding services to football (soccer) in Australia. ...

Notes

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References

• Perkins, Charles (1975). A Bastard like me. Sydney: Ure Smith, 199. ISBN 0725402563. 
• Read, Peter (1990). Charles Perkins: a biography. Ringwood, Victoria: Viking, 351. ISBN 0140132805. 
• Charles Perkins. Australian Biography. Australian Government (2004). Retrieved on 2007-01-20.
• Charles Nelson Perkins. National Archives of Australia (July 2004). Retrieved on 2007-01-20.