Bill Onus b. 15 November 1906

Also known as William Onus, William Townsend Onus, W. T. Onus
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Performance Artist),
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist),
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
William Townsend (Bill) Onus 1906-68. As an artist, entrepeneur, actor and activist Bill Onus made an significant contribution to Art and Aboriginality in postwar Melbourne. His work is held in the collections of in the collections of the National Museum of Australia, Australian Museum, Powerhouse Museum and South Australian Museum.
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Name
Bill Onus
Also known as:
  • William Onus
  • William Townsend Onus
  • W. T. Onus
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist (Performance Artist)
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
Other Occupation
  • TV show narrator (TV show narrator ABC's children's series Alcheringa (1961))
  • Rigger (Rigger Bankstown aerodrome)
  • Shearer
  • Prospector
  • Delivery truck driver
  • Secretary of the APA
  • Shipping clerk
Birth date
15 November 1906
Birth place
Cummeragunja Aboriginal Reserve, NSW
Death date
10 January 1968
Death place
Deepdene, VIC
Active Period
  • 1940 - 1968
Residence
  • c.1934- Salt Pan Creek, south-western Sydney, NSW
  • Bega, NSW
  • c.1929- Sydney, NSW
  • 1918 Riverina
  • 15 November 1906 Cummeragunja Aboriginal Reserve, NSW
  • 33 Terry Street, Deepdene, VIC
  • 1946 Melbourne, VIC
Indigenous Australian
 
Languages
  • English

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Related person groups
  • All Blacks Football Team (associate of)
  • Aborigines Progressive Association (APA) (associate of)
  • Committee for Aboriginal Citizen Rights (associate of)
  • All Blacks Football Team (associate of)
  • Aborigines Progressive Association (APA) (associate of)