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The Rainbow Beach man : the life and times of Les Ridgeway, Worimi elder / John Ramsland.
Call No: A6/RID/3
Author: Ramsland, John, 1942- ;
Publisher: Melbourne : Melbourne : Brolga Publishing, 2009. 2009.
Subject: Ridgeway, Les, 1928- ; New South Wales. ; Australia. ; Worimi (Australian people) - New South Wales Biography. ; Australia - family history ;
Material Type: Book
Pagination: xxiii, 452 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 21 cm.
Notes: Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Public Note: Donated by John Ramsland
Summary: This is the fascinating story of Les RIDGEWAY and his struggle against adversity and racial discrimination. The eldest of a family of eight, he grew up in straightened circumstances on Reserves, leaving the Aboriginal School at 14 and becoming a farm labourer.

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