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Contributor	Eric Onus
Gender	Male
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	Yes - Wiradjuri, Yorta Yorta
Date of Birth	1908
Date of Death	1971
Functions	Dancer, Performer
Notes	His father was of Wiradjuri background and his mother of the Yorta Yorta people. With his brother Bill, Eric Onus played an active role both politically and socially among Victorian Aboriginal people.
Related Contributors	Is sibling of Bill Onus (Director, Performer. Event Dates: 1949 - 1951) Is spouse of Wynne Onus (Dancer, Performer. Event Dates: 1946 - 1951)
Events	Date Function Contributor Organisation
	An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 All Aboriginal Pageant and Corroboree, Olympia Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 16 April 1949 Coming Our Way?: White Justice / Barbarous Seville / Other sketches, New Theatre (Melbourne, VIC), Melbourne, VIC, 17 August 1946
	Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 All Aboriginal Pageant and Corroboree, Olympia Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 16 April 1949 Dancer Coming Our Way?: White Justice / Barbarous Seville / Other sketches, New Theatre (Melbourne, VIC), Melbourne, VIC, 17 August 1946
	Joyce McKinnon - Dancer, Performer, Singer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 All Aboriginal Pageant and Corroboree, Olympia Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 16 April 1949 Coming Our Way?: White Justice / Barbarous Seville / Other sketches, New Theatre (Melbourne, VIC), Melbourne, VIC, 17 August 1946 Peter Davis - Dancer, Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 All Aboriginal Pageant and Corroboree, Olympia Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 16 April 1949 Con Edwards - Dancer, Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Coming Our Way?: White Justice / Barbarous Seville / Other sketches, New Theatre (Melbourne, VIC), Melbourne, VIC, 17 August 1946 Princess Lilardia - Performer, Singer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 All Aboriginal Pageant and Corroboree, Olympia Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 16 April 1949 Bill Onus - Director, Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 All Aboriginal Pageant and Corroboree, Olympia Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 16 April 1949 Wynne Onus - Dancer, Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Coming Our Way?: White Justice / Barbarous Seville / Other sketches, New Theatre (Melbourne, VIC), Melbourne, VIC, 17 August 1946 Allan Saunders - Performer, Singer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 All Aboriginal Pageant and Corroboree, Olympia Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 16 April 1949 Joan Saunders - Performer, Singer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 All Aboriginal Pageant and Corroboree, Olympia Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 16 April 1949 James Scott - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 All Aboriginal Pageant and Corroboree, Olympia Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 16 April 1949 Mervyn Williams - Dancer, Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 All Aboriginal Pageant and Corroboree, Olympia Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 16 April 1949 John Allison - Performer Coming Our Way?: White Justice / Barbarous Seville / Other sketches, New Theatre (Melbourne, VIC), Melbourne, VIC, 17 August 1946 William Bargo - Performer All Aboriginal Pageant and Corroboree, Olympia Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 16 April 1949 Elley Bennett - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Harold Blair - Singer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Evelyn Briggs - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Geraldine Briggs - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Edna Brown - Dancer Coming Our Way?: White Justice / Barbarous Seville / Other sketches, New Theatre (Melbourne, VIC), Melbourne, VIC, 17 August 1946 Ivy Bucks - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Edgar Bux - Singer All Aboriginal Pageant and Corroboree, Olympia Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 16 April 1949 Harold Bux - Dancer Coming Our Way?: White Justice / Barbarous Seville / Other sketches, New Theatre (Melbourne, VIC), Melbourne, VIC, 17 August 1946 Jean Campbell - Scriptwriter An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Jacob Chirnside - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Alfie Clay - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Dick Cobbo - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Jack Cobbo - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Oscar Collins - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Melvina Cooper - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Jack Cumbo - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 George Daisy - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Merle Davis - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Winifred Douglas - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Harry Emerson - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Fred Foster - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Tom Foster - Performer All Aboriginal Pageant and Corroboree, Olympia Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 16 April 1949 Les Foxcroft - Performer Coming Our Way?: White Justice / Barbarous Seville / Other sketches, New Theatre (Melbourne, VIC), Melbourne, VIC, 17 August 1946 Margaret Frey - Choreographer Coming Our Way?: White Justice / Barbarous Seville / Other sketches, New Theatre (Melbourne, VIC), Melbourne, VIC, 17 August 1946 Nancy Fryberg - Performer Coming Our Way?: White Justice / Barbarous Seville / Other sketches, New Theatre (Melbourne, VIC), Melbourne, VIC, 17 August 1946 Jack Gray - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Dres Hardingham - Designer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Eve Harris - Designer Coming Our Way?: White Justice / Barbarous Seville / Other sketches, New Theatre (Melbourne, VIC), Melbourne, VIC, 17 August 1946 Jack Hassel - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 George Hill - Musician All Aboriginal Pageant and Corroboree, Olympia Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 16 April 1949 Eddie Jackson - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Terry Juliff - Performer Coming Our Way?: White Justice / Barbarous Seville / Other sketches, New Theatre (Melbourne, VIC), Melbourne, VIC, 17 August 1946 John Kerr - Performer Coming Our Way?: White Justice / Barbarous Seville / Other sketches, New Theatre (Melbourne, VIC), Melbourne, VIC, 17 August 1946 Reg Lawrence - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Larry Leady - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Georgia Lee - Singer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Tommy Lovett - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Norman Macdonald - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 George McKinnon - Dancer Coming Our Way?: White Justice / Barbarous Seville / Other sketches, New Theatre (Melbourne, VIC), Melbourne, VIC, 17 August 1946 Irene Mitchell - Director An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Foster Moffatt - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Ted Mullet - Performer All Aboriginal Pageant and Corroboree, Olympia Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 16 April 1949 Albert Namatjira - Visual Artist An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Stanley Nerang - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Doug Nicholls - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Gladys Nicholls - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Lillian Nicholls - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 John Robertson - Performer Coming Our Way?: White Justice / Barbarous Seville / Other sketches, New Theatre (Melbourne, VIC), Melbourne, VIC, 17 August 1946 Tom Walters - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Johnny Watters - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Charlie William - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 Eileen Young - Performer An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951
	The Australian Aboriginal League An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 All Aboriginal Pageant and Corroboree, Olympia Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 16 April 1949 Coming Our Way?: White Justice / Barbarous Seville / Other sketches, New Theatre (Melbourne, VIC), Melbourne, VIC, 17 August 1946 Melbourne City Council An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 23 June 1951 New Theatre (Melbourne, Vic) Coming Our Way?: White Justice / Barbarous Seville / Other sketches, New Theatre (Melbourne, VIC), Melbourne, VIC, 17 August 1946
Data Set	AusStage
Contributor Identifier	462536

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