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Lesley Williams Lesley Williams i(7151857 works by)
Born: Established: ca. 1947 ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal
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1 7 y separately published work icon Not Just Black and White Not Just Black and White : A Conversation Between a Mother and Daughter Lesley Williams , Tammy Williams , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2015 8859509 2015 single work biography

'Lesley Williams was forced to leave the Cherbourg Aboriginal Settlement and her family at a young age to work as a domestic servant. Apart from pocket money, Lesley never saw her wages – they were kept ‘safe’ for her and for countless others just like her. She was taught not to question her life, until desperation made her start to wonder, where is all that money she earned? And so began a nine-year journey for answers.'

'Inspired by her mother’s quest, a teenage Tammy Williams entered a national writing competition with an essay about injustice. The winning prize took Tammy and Lesley to Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch and ultimately to the United Nations in Geneva. Along the way, they found courage they never thought they had and friendship in the most unexpected places.' (Source: On-line)
1 1 y separately published work icon On the Banks of the Barambah : A History of Cherbourg from the Ration Shed Museum Mark Newman , Lesley Williams , Jo Besley , Robyn Hofmeyr , Robert Langton (illustrator), Tanya Schneider (editor), Murgon : The Ration Shed Museum , 2013 7151942 2013 selected work

The book 'covers the time from Cherbourg's origins as a refuge on the banks of the creek in south-east Queensland, to life under the Aboriginal Protection Act, up to the town today.' (Source: Koori Mail 2014)
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