▁island ▁of ▁Amb ry m ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Van u atu . ▁His ▁ab du ction ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁black bird ing , ▁the ▁practice ▁which ▁brought ▁cheap ▁labour ▁to ▁help ▁establish ▁the ▁Australian ▁sugar ▁industry . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁known ▁as ▁Peter ▁M uss ing , ▁a ▁lay ▁pre acher ▁and ▁worked ▁on ▁a ▁ban ana ▁plant ation ▁outside ▁Mur will umb ah . ▁He ▁died ▁when ▁Band ler ▁was ▁five ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁Band ler ▁c ited ▁stories ▁of ▁her ▁father ' s ▁har sh ▁experience ▁as ▁a ▁slave ▁labour er ▁as ▁a ▁strong ▁motiv ation ▁for ▁her ▁activ ism . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁Band ler ▁left ▁school ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Sydney , ▁where ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁dress maker ' s ▁app rent ice . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Band ler ▁and ▁her ▁sister ▁Kath ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Women ' s ▁Land ▁Army , ▁working ▁on ▁fruit ▁far ms . ▁Band ler ▁and ▁ind igen ous ▁workers ▁received ▁less ▁pay ▁than ▁white ▁workers . ▁After ▁being ▁dis charg ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁she ▁started ▁to ▁campaign ▁for ▁equal ▁pay ▁for ▁ind igen ous ▁workers . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁Band ler ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Sydney ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Kings ▁Cross . ▁ ▁Community ▁activ ism ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Band ler ▁became ▁a ▁full - time ▁activ ist , ▁becoming ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Ab original – Austral ian ▁Fellow ship