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'The late 1920s saw an extraordinary protest by an Australian Aboriginal man on the streets of London. Standing outside Australia House, cloaked in tiny skeletons, Anthony Martin Fernando condemned the failure of British rule in his country.
'Fernando is believed to be the first Aboriginal person to protest conditions in Australia from the streets of Europe. His various forms of action, from pamphlets on the streets of Rome to the famous Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park, distinguish this lone protestor as a unique Aboriginal activist of his time.
'Drawn from an extensive search in archives from Australia and Europe, this is the first full-length study of Fernando and the self-professed mission that was to last half of his adult life.
'Paisley brings to light new episodes in Fernando's activist career as well as previously unknown details about his extraordinary life in Australia and overseas. Her account dramatically shifts our understanding of the international reach of Aboriginal protest in this era.' (From the publisher's website.)
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[Review Essay] The Lone Protestor : AM Fernando in Australia and Europe
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 2 2014; (p. 117-119)
— Review of The Lone Protestor : A M Fernando in Australia and Europe 2012 single work biography'Until this book arrived on my desk I had not heard of AM Fernando. Few know of him, either in Australia or elsewhere. While the ‘A’ and the ‘M’ might indeed stand for ‘Anthony Martin’, the name ‘Fernando’ is moot: it appears likely the man took this name to signal his affection for Italy, where he was treated as a man, a human being. There exists no known contemporaneous likeness — neither photographic nor artistic — of the man.' (Introduction)
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Book About Protestor Wins Award
2014
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 30 July no. 581 2014; (p. 45) 'A book documenting the story of the first Indigenous activist to campaign overseas has taken out an award...' -
Fiona Paisley's Compelling Book, The Lone Protestor on Little Known Rights Campaigner Anthony Fernando Wins Magarey Medal
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 16 July 2014; (p. 14) 'The Lone Protestor, written by historian Dr Fiona Paisley and pyblished by Aboriginal Studies Press (ASP), has been announced as winner of the 2014 Magarey Medal for Biography.' -
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2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Aboriginal History , December vol. 37 no. 2013; (p. 175-177)
— Review of The Lone Protestor : A M Fernando in Australia and Europe 2012 single work biography -
[Untitled]
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , vol. 37 no. 3 2013; (p. 411-412)
— Review of The Lone Protestor : A M Fernando in Australia and Europe 2012 single work biography
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The Lone Protestor
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 30 May no. 266 2012; (p. 40)
— Review of The Lone Protestor : A M Fernando in Australia and Europe 2012 single work biography -
[Untitled]
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , vol. 37 no. 3 2013; (p. 411-412)
— Review of The Lone Protestor : A M Fernando in Australia and Europe 2012 single work biography -
Untitled
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Aboriginal History , December vol. 37 no. 2013; (p. 175-177)
— Review of The Lone Protestor : A M Fernando in Australia and Europe 2012 single work biography -
[Review Essay] The Lone Protestor : AM Fernando in Australia and Europe
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 2 2014; (p. 117-119)
— Review of The Lone Protestor : A M Fernando in Australia and Europe 2012 single work biography'Until this book arrived on my desk I had not heard of AM Fernando. Few know of him, either in Australia or elsewhere. While the ‘A’ and the ‘M’ might indeed stand for ‘Anthony Martin’, the name ‘Fernando’ is moot: it appears likely the man took this name to signal his affection for Italy, where he was treated as a man, a human being. There exists no known contemporaneous likeness — neither photographic nor artistic — of the man.' (Introduction)
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The Stange Tale of Martin Fernando
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Land Rights News , August 2012 vol. 2 no. 2 2012; (p. 28)
— Review of The Lone Protestor : A M Fernando in Australia and Europe 2012 single work biography 'An Aboriginal activist who protested in London more than 80 years ago, wearing a cape sewn with tiny skeletons to symbolise the exploitation of Indigenous Australians, is the subject of a new book...' -
One Voice in a Far Land
2012
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 16-17 June 2012; (p. 21) -
Institute Receives Notes by Man Who Took Indigenous Plight to World
2012
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 19 July 2012; (p. 2) -
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Fernando's Ghost
Daniel Browning
(interviewer),
Australia
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ABC Radio National
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2012
Z1877037
2012
single work
radio play
Indigenous story
He's been described as an Aboriginal prophet - an extraordinary man who dreamt of self-determination, of independent homelands, of rights and political freedom for his countrymen and women and who fought a long, personal war against racism and settler colonialism. (Source: Awaye! website: www.abc.net.au)
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Fiona Paisley's Compelling Book, The Lone Protestor on Little Known Rights Campaigner Anthony Fernando Wins Magarey Medal
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 16 July 2014; (p. 14) 'The Lone Protestor, written by historian Dr Fiona Paisley and pyblished by Aboriginal Studies Press (ASP), has been announced as winner of the 2014 Magarey Medal for Biography.' -
Book About Protestor Wins Award
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 30 July no. 581 2014; (p. 45) 'A book documenting the story of the first Indigenous activist to campaign overseas has taken out an award...'
Awards
- Western Europe, Europe,
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cAustralia,c
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London,
cEngland,ccUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
- 1800-1899
- 1900-1939