ith ▁Band ler ▁ ▁( 2 7 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁▁ 1 3 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 ; ▁n ée ▁I da ▁Less ing ▁Fa ith ▁M uss ing ) ▁was ▁an ▁Australian ▁civil ▁rights ▁activ ist ▁of ▁South ▁Sea ▁Island er ▁and ▁Scottish - Ind ian ▁her itage . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁campaign er ▁for ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁Austral ians ▁and ▁South ▁Sea ▁Island ers . ▁Band ler ▁was ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁leadership ▁in ▁the ▁campaign ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁refer endum ▁on ▁Ab original ▁Austral ians . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁family ▁Band ler ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁T umb ul g um , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁and ▁raised ▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁near ▁Mur will umb ah . ▁Her ▁father ▁had ▁been ▁black bird ed ▁from ▁Amb ry m ▁Island , ▁Van u atu , ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁sent ▁to ▁Mack ay , ▁Queensland , ▁before ▁being ▁sent ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁sugar ▁can e ▁plant ation . ▁He ▁later ▁escaped ▁and ▁married ▁Band ler ' s ▁mother , ▁a ▁Scottish - Ind ian ▁woman ▁from ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Her ▁father , ▁W ac vie ▁M uss ing kon , ▁son ▁of ▁B add ick ▁and ▁Less ing ▁M uss ing kon , ▁was ▁taken ▁as ▁a ▁boy ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁from ▁B ia p , ▁on ▁the