Pat Miller was born in Alice Springs in 1947, into a family that has long associations with Central Australia. Her father, Milton Liddle, was the son of Bill Liddle, a pioneer bushman of Scottish descent. Milton’s mother, Mary, was an Arrernte woman. Pat’s mother, Polly, was an Alyawarra woman from the country around Hatches Creek and Kurrundi station, north east of Alice Springs. Pat has always been proud of her mixed descent and she has drawn strength and inspiration from the full diversity of her personal heritage. In 2002 Dr Miller became the first Aboriginal person to be appointed as Deputy of the Administrator of the Northern Territory.
