Bob Steele died recently and at the meeting of Sydney Friends of Myall Creek at the end of last month he was remembered by those gathered. Bob had a strong sense of justice and overcame significant odds in his life. Being a whistleblower cost him personally as he was in a court case at the end of his life and it went against him.
The son of a preacher, he got bullied at school but an Aboriginal girl in the class got worse and he always remembered this fact.
Peter Stewart remembered: “Bob was a man of enormous integrity who fought not only for issues that concerned him directly but for numerous issues that would make our society better for all.”
He had an extensive library and was always happy to share ideas. Bob stipulated that he wanted no funeral but left money to Myall Creek in his Will.
He had a busy and full life. In the 1980s he lost his job in a pilot’s strike. Subsequently he had an accident in an ultralight, and though told he’d never walk again he recovered.
Bob contributed two stories for a new book on Myall Creek being published by Graeme Cordiner.
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