Tributes are flowing for highly respected Arrernte man Harold Furber who passed away peacefully in Mparntwe Alice Springs last week surrounded by his family.
A member of the Stolen Generations Harold was removed from his family, who were living in the Gap cottages, as a small boy and taken to Croker Island in the Top End.
“One thing that stands out and you’ll remember for the rest of your lives is the Grandmothers and the mothers screeching while welfare picked up the kids.” Owen Cole – former Gap resident.
The Gap Cottages 
Children playing happily at the old Gap cottages.
Harold Furber (back right) on Croker Island
Harold (back right) on Croker Island 
Harold with his sisters
Harold Furber was a gun footballer with North Adelaide. “He told me that he had played with some of the best players that had pulled on a guernsey for Pioneers!” – Owen Cole.
Former St Kilda and Brisbane Bears player Gilbert McAdam talks with Harold about his time playing football and his role in helping to grow and develop Aboriginal self-determination in Central Australia.
Harold was the definition of a political activist – he was really aggressive when it came to Indigenous art and culture.
“We were too grouchy old bastards together” – Owen Cole
Listen to the full tribute from Owen Cole here: