Civil rights activist, freedom rider Uncle Lyall Munro to receive state funeral after life fighting racism

By Andrew Messenger
Updated July 10 2020 - 10:12am, first published July 2 2020 - 8:00pm
Freedom rides: Uncle Lyall Munro spent over 50 years fighting to make Moree a better place, most famously during the 1965 freedom rides.
Freedom rides: Uncle Lyall Munro spent over 50 years fighting to make Moree a better place, most famously during the 1965 freedom rides.

An Indigenous hero of the famous Moree Freedom rides will be honoured with a state funeral.

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