Uncle Bill Smith dead at 83: Hunter community mourns the death of cultural bridge builder

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Updated August 31 2021 - 8:00am, first published August 30 2021 - 8:30pm
Indigenous leader and businessman Bill Smith. Picture: Courtesy, Paul Szumilas and Smith Family
Indigenous leader and businessman Bill Smith. Picture: Courtesy, Paul Szumilas and Smith Family

AS the co-founder of a family company that laid railway tracks, Bill Smith literally helped Australia go places.

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Scott Bevan is a senior writer for The Newcastle Herald. He has also worked in radio and television and is the author of six books.

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