Durack
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Durack may refer to:
The Western Australian pioneer family:
Other people of that name:
Places:
Other:
The Western Australian pioneer family:
- Patrick DurackPatrick DurackPatrick Durack was a pastoral pioneer.His family were struggling tenant farmers from Magherareagh near Scarriff in County Clare, Ireland who moved from Ireland to New South Wales in 1853. Two months after arriving in New South Wales, his father, Michael was accidentally killed...
(1834–1893), pastoralist - Michael DurackMichael DurackMichael Patrick Durack, was a pastoralist, and Western Australian pioneer. He was the son of Patrick Durack and Mary Costello, both Irish-Australians....
(1865–1950), pastoralist, son of Patrick - Mary DurackMary DurackDame Mary Durack AC DBE was an Australian author and historian. She wrote Kings in Grass Castles and Keep Him My Country.-Childhood:...
(1913–1994), historian, daughter of Michael - Elizabeth DurackElizabeth DurackElizabeth Durack Clancy CMG, OBE was a Western Australian artist and writer.-Early life:Born in the Perth suburb of Claremont on 6 July 1915, she was a daughter of noted Kimberley pioneer, Michael Patrick Durack and his wife, Bessie Johnstone Durack. She was the younger sister of writer and...
(1915–2000), artist and writer, daughter of Michael
Other people of that name:
- Ernest DurackErnest DurackErnest Durack was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1913 until 1917 and the leader of the Australian Labor Party in New South Wales for 3 months until February 1917.Durack was born near Bathurst. He was the son of a storekeeper and was...
(1882–1967), politician - Fanny DurackFanny DurackSarah Frances "Fanny" Durack was an Australian swimmer. From 1910 until 1918 she was the world's greatest female swimmer of all distances from freestyle sprints to the mile marathon.-Life and career:...
(1889–1956), swimmer - Lucy DurackLucy DurackLucy Durack is an Australian musical theatre performer most recognised for playing Glinda in the Australian production of Wicked.-Biography:...
(born 1982), performer - Séamus DurackSéamus DurackSéamus Durack is a former Irish sportsperson. He played senior hurling with the Clare inter-county team in the 1970s and 1980s.-Club:Durack played his club hurling with the Feakle and Éire Óg clubs in Clare...
, hurler
Places:
- Durack RiverDurack RiverDurack River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.The river rises below the Durack Range then flows north discharging into the west arm of Cambridge Gulf...
- Durack, Northern TerritoryDurack, Northern TerritoryDurack is an inner-city suburb of Palmerston. It is 22 km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston. Durack is bounded to the north by the Stuart Highway, to the west and south is University Ave and to the east is Roystonea Avenue...
- Durack, QueenslandDurack, QueenslandDurack is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is south-west of the CBD.Durack is named after Michael Durack, one of the original landholders of the area.-External links:* *...
Other:
- The Australian federal electoral Division of DurackDivision of Durack-References:*...