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| known_for = Boxing, opposition to [[Lake Cowal]] gold mine
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'''Neville "Chappy" Williams''' is an [[Elder (administrative title)#Various uses|elder]] of the [[Wiradjuri]] Nation, in [[Western Division (New South Wales)|Western New South Wales]]. Known as "Uncle Chappy" to those who follow [[indigenous Australian]] customs, he is a regular at the [[Aboriginal Tent Embassy]] in [[Canberra]] and a key opponent of the [[Barrick Gold Corporation]]'s gold mine project at [[Lake Cowal]]. Barrick sold the Cowal Mine to [[Evolution Mining]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.australianmining.com.au/news/barrick-gold-sells-cowal-gold-mine/ |work=Australian Mining |title=Barrick Gold sells Cowal Gold mine |date=25 May 2015 |first=Vicky |last=Validakis |publisher=Prime Creative Media |accessdate=28 December 2016}}</ref>
'''Neville "Chappy" Williams''' is an [[Elder (administrative title)#Various uses|elder]] of the [[Wiradjuri]] Nation, in [[Western Division (New South Wales)|Western New South Wales]]. Known as "Uncle Chappy" to those who follow [[indigenous Australian]] customs, he is a regular at the [[Aboriginal Tent Embassy]] in [[Canberra]] and a key opponent of the [[Barrick Gold Corporation]]'s gold mine project at [[Lake Cowal]].<ref name="Indymedia1">{{cite web |url=http://indymedia.org.au/2010/09/16/internationally-significant-environment-not-clapped-out-cattle-country |title=Internationally significant environment, not clapped-out cattle country |publisher=Independent Media Centre Australia |work=[[Independent Media Center|Indymedia]] |date=16 September 2010 |accessdate=25 January 2017}}</ref> Barrick sold the Cowal Mine to [[Evolution Mining]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.australianmining.com.au/news/barrick-gold-sells-cowal-gold-mine/ |work=Australian Mining |title=Barrick Gold sells Cowal Gold mine |date=25 May 2015 |first=Vicky |last=Validakis |publisher=Prime Creative Media |accessdate=28 December 2016}}</ref>

He is also the father of Shawn Williams and grandfather of Kayla Williams, Emilie Williams and Janae Williams.{{Citation needed|date=December 2016}}


Decades earlier, at the start of the 1960s, Williams, then in his early twenties, won renown as a young boxing hopeful whom a few sports columnists had singled out as a strong candidate for becoming the first [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal]] member of the Australian Olympic Boxing team at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]]{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}. Later in the decade he was featured on the [[Australian television]] boxing show ''TV Ringside''.
Decades earlier, at the start of the 1960s, Williams, then in his early twenties, won renown as a young boxing hopeful whom a few sports columnists had singled out as a strong candidate for becoming the first [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal]] member of the Australian Olympic Boxing team at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]]{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}. Later in the decade he was featured on the [[Australian television]] boxing show ''TV Ringside''.

Revision as of 10:56, 25 January 2017

Neville WIlliams
NationalityAustralian
Known forBoxing, opposition to Lake Cowal gold mine
Boxing career
Other namesChappy
Statistics
Weight(s)lightweight[1]
StanceOrthodox[1]
Boxing record
Total fights34[2]
Wins16
Wins by KO5
Losses18
Draws0

Neville "Chappy" Williams is an elder of the Wiradjuri Nation, in Western New South Wales. Known as "Uncle Chappy" to those who follow indigenous Australian customs, he is a regular at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra and a key opponent of the Barrick Gold Corporation's gold mine project at Lake Cowal.[3] Barrick sold the Cowal Mine to Evolution Mining in 2015.[4]

Decades earlier, at the start of the 1960s, Williams, then in his early twenties, won renown as a young boxing hopeful whom a few sports columnists had singled out as a strong candidate for becoming the first Aboriginal member of the Australian Olympic Boxing team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo[citation needed]. Later in the decade he was featured on the Australian television boxing show TV Ringside.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Neville Williams". Boxrec. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Boxer Neville Williams". BoxStat.co. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Internationally significant environment, not clapped-out cattle country". Indymedia. Independent Media Centre Australia. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  4. ^ Validakis, Vicky (25 May 2015). "Barrick Gold sells Cowal Gold mine". Australian Mining. Prime Creative Media. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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