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William Murray Jonas William Murray Jonas i(A111380 works by) (a.k.a. Bill Jonas; Dr Bill Jonas; Dr William Jonas)
Born: Established: 1941 ; Died: Ceased: 25 May 2019 Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Worimi / Gadang / Kattang
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Dr William Jonas is a Worimi man from the Karuah River region of New South Wales. Until his appointment as Commissioner, on 6 April 1999, Dr Jonas was Director of the National Museum of Australia. Between 1991-1996 he was Principal of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies in Canberra.

Before becoming Director of Aboriginal Education at Newcastle University in 1990, he was lecturer in geography at the University of Newcastle and before that at the University of Papua New Guinea.

Dr Jonas held a five year term as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner until April, 2004.

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