Record ID:
35461761 (Libraries Australia Authorities)
Authority type:
  • Name.
Heading:
Occupations:
  • Boxer, sportman
Used for:
  • Rose, Lionel Edward, 1948-2011
Notes:
  • Born in Jackson's Track, near Warragul in Victoria, Lionel Edward Rose, MBE (21 June 1948-8 May 2011) was an Australian boxer, who became the first Aboriginal in boxing history to win a world title in 1968 (Bantamweight Division). In the same year he was the first Australian Aboriginal person to be named Australian of the Year and was also appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire.
  • Obituary in the ABC news online, viewed 9 May 2011 (Lionel Rose, d. 8 May 2011) http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/09/3210939.htm
Local system number:
  • (AuCNL)48706
  • 000000464357
  • abv00392366
  • (AU-CaAIA)XX29406
Cataloguing source:
  • AuCNLKIN eng ANL
Authentication code:
  • anuc