Situated in Parliament Gardens in central Melbourne, this memorial commemorates the remarkable lives of Douglas and Gladys Nicholls, two leading Aboriginal Australian rights activists from the Cummeragunja Mission in New South Wales. The monument is situated in Parliament Gardens in central Melbourne and is the first in the city to depict Aboriginal Australian leaders. Australian artist Louis Laume created the sculptures, which were unveiled to the public on December 9, 2007. Born in 1906, Douglas Nicholls became a prominent Australian rules football player. The only Aboriginal Australian player in the…
