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Article: BURNUM BURNUM, ADVOCATE FOR CAUSE OF AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES.(News/National/International)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- August 23, 1997
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Byline: Clyde H. Farnsworth The New York Times
Burnum Burnum, a battler for the cause of Australia's Aborigines, died Aug. 17 in his home in the Sydney suburb of Woronora. He was 61.
He died of a heart attack aggravated by a history of diabetes, his family said.
The tall, imposing Burnum Burnum brought a gift for showmanship to his fight on behalf of Australia's indigenous people. His most memorable stunt came in 1988, exactly 200 years after the first English settlers came ashore in Australia, when he laid claim to England on behalf of the Australian Aborigines.
While dignitaries in London and Canberra were making speeches extolling ...