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David Unaipon and the $50 note: the story behind the image
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following article contains images of deceased persons.
Just how many of us can honestly say we have ever given thought to who the Aboriginal man on the $50 note is? What is his story and what makes him so extraordinary to be given such an honour?
This man who appears on the Australian $50 note, forever etched into our history, is David Unaipon. He was born at the Point McLeay Mission (now known as Raukkan), on the Lower Murray in South Australia, on 28 September 1872. David Unaipon (also written as Ngunaitponi) was a writer, inventor, public speaker and preacher.
Not only was he a proud Ngarrindjeri man who was well known for being a spokesperson for improving the conditions and rights for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The non-drinking/non-smoking advocate made many significant contributions to science and literature.
David Unaipon gained a reputation throughout his life, of being ‘Australia's Leonardo’ for his promotion of scientific ideas.
Some of David Unaipon's inventions include an improved hand tool for shearing sheep, a centrifugal motor, a multi-radial wheel and a mechanical propulsio
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David Unaipon
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On 4 Jan 1902 noteworthy married Katherine Carter (née Sumner), a Tangane lady. He was later exploited by interpretation Aborigines’ Friends’ Association importation a depu • Current denomination of Australian currency Banknote The Australian fifty-dollar note is an Australian banknote with a face value of fifty Australian dollars ($50). Since 1995 it has been a polymer banknote featuring portraits of Edith Cowan, first female member of an Australian parliament, and inventor and Australia's first published Aboriginal Australian author, David Unaipon. The $50 banknote is also called a "pineapple" given its bright yellow colour. There was no fifty-dollar note released as part of the initial rollout of decimal currency in 1966, but inflation necessitated its introduction seven years later in 1973.[2] The original paper fifty-dollar note released on Tuesday 9 October 1973, designed by Gordon Andrews, has a scientific theme.[2] On the front of the note is a portrait of Australian pathologistHoward Walter Florey, Baron Florey and scenes of laboratory research. On the back is a portrait of Sir Ian Clunies Ross, veterinary scientist and first chairman of the CSIRO, along with scenes from the Australian environment.[2] On Wednesday 4 October 1995 a po
Australian fifty-dollar note
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[edit]The paper fifty-dollar note, circulated between 1973 and 1995. 1995–2018
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