Geoffrey Narkle b. 1951

Also known as Geoff Narkle, Barker Bulldog
  • Artist (Painter)
Noongar artist, pastor and playwright. Narkle was raised on Wandering Mission, and travelled through Western Australia in the l960s as a member of George Stewart's boxing troupe, under the name 'Barker Bulldog'. He dedicated his later years to the health and wellbeing of Indigenous youth.
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Name
Geoffrey Narkle
Also known as:
  • Geoff Narkle
  • Barker Bulldog
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Playwright
  • Administrator (Administrator Coordinator with the Southern Aboriginal Corporation)
  • Youth worker (Youth worker with the Police Citizens Youth Club)
  • Labourer
  • Boxer
  • Pastor
Birth date
1951
Death date
11 August 2005
Death place
Perth, WA
Active Period
  • 1970-1979 - 2005
Residence
  • Narrogin, WA
  • Albany, WA
  • Perth, WA
  • Wandering, WA (Wandering Mission, also known as St Francis Xavier Mission )
  • Mount Barker, WA
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Southwest region, WA
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW

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Related stub people
  • Milroy, David (associate of)
  • Stewart, George (associate of)
  • Narkle, Largy (child of)
  • Narkle, Cheryl (sibling of)
  • Kelly, Lorrice (sibling of)
Related stub person groups
  • Aboriginal Evangelical Fellowship (associate of)
  • Yirra Yaakin Aboriginal Corporation (associate of)
  • Aboriginal Evangelic Church, Balga, Perth (associate of)
Related people
  • Kelly, Bella (child of)
  • Narkle, Caroline (sibling of)
  • Taylor, Graham (associate of)
Related recognitions
  • Western Australian NAIDOC Aboriginal Artist of the Year (received)
Related events
  • Revival of the Lost Nyungar (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)