Timeline

Sir Douglas Nicholls (Pastor)
• 1906- born in NSW
• 1913- saw his 16 years old sister Hilda forcibly taken from his family by the police.
• 1919- worked with his uncle as a tar boy and general hand on the sheepstations, and he live with the shearers.
• 1927-  played before a crowed of 9000 people and was a huge success.
• 1928- won the Waranknabeal Gift.
• 1929- was a member of premiership team and played the club for 5 years.
• 1932- joined Fitzroy.
• 1935- was the first Aboriginal player to be selected to play for the Victorian Inter-state team.
• 1939- was forced to retired because of his injury knee.
• 1940- was back at Northcote as a non-playing coach.
• 1941- received his call up notice and joined the 29th Battalion.
• 1942- was released from his unit to assist with problems in the Fitzroy Aboriginal Community. 
• 1957- became a field officer for the Aboriginal Advancement  League.
• 1962- was chosen by the Father's day Council of Australian as Victoria's Father of the year.
• 1968- received an Order of  British Empire award and became a member of  the new Ministry  
of  Aboriginal Affairs in Victoria.
• 1972- became the first Aboriginal person to be knighted and his wife Gladys traveled to London to received honour.
• 1976- appointed as 28th Government of South Australia.
• 1977- suffered severe stroke and was forced to retired.