Les Ridgeway Les Ridgeway i(A126730 works by)
Born: Established: ca. 1928 Newcastle, Newcastle - Hunter Valley area, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Worimi / Gadang / Kattang
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Les Ridgeway is a Worimi elder from the mid-North coast of New South Wales. He left school at fourteen years of age to become a farm labourer. He later became the assistant manager of Murrin Bridge Reserve. In the 1970s he met Charles Perkins who created a position for him in the newly established Department of Aboriginal Affairs.

Les was one of only three Aboriginal people in New South Wales to manage a mission station. He continues to fight for the rights of Aboriginal people across Australia, particularly in relation to the return of 'stolen wages' in NSW.

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