| Call Number |
MN 71 |
| Physical description |
2 m. |
| Cite As |
Battye Library, MN 71, Durack family papers, ACC 819A, 4311A, 4535A, 4586A-4588A, 4849A, 4855A, 4858A, 4865A, 9133A |
| Biography/history |
Darby Durack arrived in N.S.W. with his wife and son in 1849. They were followed by his brother Michael's family in 1853. Their early years were spent on the Ovens Goldfield and on the land in N.S.W. and Western Queensland. In 1881 Patrick and Michael Durack undertook an expedition to the Kimberley in W.A. and in 1886-1888 they overlanded cattle from Queensland to the Kimberley to stock their new leases, which they and their descendants subsequently developed. |
| Finding Aids |
Detailed list available (MN 71) |
| Access advisory |
Available for reference; not for loan. |
| Summary |
Papers of Durack family members, including Reg Durack, diaries (1930-1972) and letter books of Auvergne station (1938-1990); diaries of John Durack (1887-1930) and Michael Durack (1886-1950); Jewish settlement scheme papers; papers of Elizabeth Durack Clancy, including ms. of "Seeing through Indonesia"; other miscellaneous files, documents, photographs and maps, Durack family papers. Poem "Sacrilege" for Tom Ronan by Mary Durack (ACC 9133A). |
| Subjects |
Durack family -- Archives
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Western Australia -- Kimberley.
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Ranchers -- Western Australia -- Kimberley -- Archives.
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Ranches -- Western Australia -- Kimberley.
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Jewish refugees -- Western Australia -- Kimberley -- History.
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| Related item |
Mary Durack family papers ACC 7273A
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