{{short description|Australian boxer and activist}} {{about||the British historian and archivist|Neville J. Williams}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2013}} {{Use Australian English|date=December 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = Neville Williams | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = <!-- {{birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people. For people who have died, use {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}}. --> | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | native_name = | native_name_lang = Wiradjuri | pronunciation = | other_names = | occupation = | years_active = | known_for = Boxing, opposition to Lake Cowal gold mine | notable_works = |module={{Infobox boxer | embed = yes | realname = | nickname = Chappy | weight = lightweight<ref name="boxrec"/> | height = <!-- "X ft Y in" or "X cm" (conversions are automatic) --> | reach = <!-- "X in" or "X cm" (conversions are automatic) --> | birth_name = | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|year of birth|month of birth|day of birth}} --> | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|year of death|month of death|day of death|year of birth|month of birth|day of birth}} --> | death_place = | style = Orthodox<ref name="boxrec">{{cite web |url=http://boxrec.com/boxer/93095 |title=Neville Williams |work=Boxrec |accessdate=25 January 2017}}</ref> | total = 34{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} | wins = 16 | KO = 5 | losses = 18 | draws = 0 | no contests = | website = | medaltemplates = | show-medals = }} }}
'''Neville "Chappy" Williams''' is an elder of the Wiradjuri nation, in Western New South Wales, and a former professional boxer. 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.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}} 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 |archive-date=28 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228130411/https://www.australianmining.com.au/news/barrick-gold-sells-cowal-gold-mine/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
William's most prominent victory as a professional boxer came on June 7, 1972 in Sydney's Riverwood Legion Club when he knocked out popular boxer, fellow Australian Wally Carr in the third round.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/221725|title = BoxRec: Login}}</ref> In his previous fight, Williams had fought for the Australian national Featherweight title but lost by first round knockout to champion Lucky Gattellari at the Apia Club in Sydney on 18 April 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/136876|title = BoxRec: Login}}</ref>
==See also== *Lists of Indigenous Australians
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==External links== *[http://www.abc.net.au/message/blackarts/culture/s1302892.htm] February 2005 report from the Aboriginal Tent Embassy (published on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation website) includes a quote from Uncle Chappy Williams
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