Guboo Ted Thomas | |
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| Born | Edwin Thomas 29 Jan 1909 |
| Died | 19 May 2002 (aged 93) Moruya, South Coast, New South Wales, Australia |
| Spouse(s) | 2 wives, 1 partner |
| Children | 12 children |
| Parent(s) | William “Bill” Iberia Thomas (1888-1952) & Mary Gwendoline "Lino" Ahoy (1886–1959) |
Edwin "Guboo" Ted Thomas (29 January 1909 – 19 May 2002), a Yuin man, was a prominent Aboriginal leader. He toured Australia with a gumleaf orchestra during the Great Depression of the 1930s, played rugby league and became a respected elder who campaigned for protection of sacred sites on the South Coast. He went to the United Nations in New York and urged the World Council of Churches to accept Indigenous religions, and also met the Dalai Lama.[1]