writings

MONOGRAPH

The Art of Elizabeth Durack: Foreword Robert Holmes â Court, Introduction PÆ Hutchings, Letter and text Elizabeth Durack,The Western Mail, Perth, 1981 reprinted by Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1982

BIOGRAPHY

True North — The Story of Mary and Elizabeth Durack: Brenda Niall, Text Publishing, Melbourne, 2012

AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Reinvent... how I re-invented myself in my 80th year: mss c. 180,000 words 1995-2000
The Time of Our Lives: mss c. 80,000 words 1985
The Young Know (with Mary Durack): mss c. 75,000 words 1942-3

monologues

The Art of Eddie Burrup: a voice of the artist, mss c. 7,000 words 1995-6
The Survivor: a voice from Echo Springs, mss c. 20,000 words 1983
The Drawer: a voice from Bethesda Hospital, mss c. 3,000 words 1980
The American Connection: a voice from central Manhattan, mss c. 8,000 words 1978
(extracts appeared in Quadrant magazine Jan-Feb 1982)
Lovu’ for President: a voice from central Africa, mss c. 45,000 words 1972
A Province of the Union: a voice from South Africa, mss c. 2,000 words 1966
Signature: a voice of the artist, mss c. 3,500 words 1948

travelogues

We do it for kicks — the road through the centre: mss c. 40,000 words 1982
Seeing — through Indonesia, An Artist’s impressions of the Republic: The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1977
Seeing — through Nigeria, An Artist’s impressions: mss c. 30,000 words 1972
Seeing — through the Philippines, An artist’s impressions of the Islands: The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1971
Seeing — through Papua New Guinea, An artist’s impressions of the Territory: The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1970
Face Value: Women of Papua New Guinea: Ure Smith, Sydney, 1969
Seeing — through New York, An artist’s impressions of Manhattan: mss c. 20,000 words 1967
Right Angle, by train from Alice Springs to Perth: mss c. 1,000 1948

co-productions with mary durack

Kookanoo & Kangaroo: Rigby, Adelaide, 1963
Sleepy the Lizard: mss 1955
Clarrie the Crocodile: mss 1954
Star of Darkness: mss 1945
The Magic Trumpet: Cassells, Melbourne, 1943
The Young Know: mss 1942-3
The Way of the Whirlwind: Consolidated Press, Sydney, 1941
A Book of Picture Stories: Imperial Press, Perth, n.d. c. 1943
Piccaninnies: Offset Printing Co., Sydney, n.d. c. 1940
Son of Djaro: RS Sampson, Perth, 1940
Chunuma, Little-bit king: The Bulletin, Sydney, 1936
All-about — the story of a black community on Argyle Station, Kimberley: The Bulletin, Sydney, 1935
Kookaburra & Kangaroo: monthly magazine c. 1924–8

books: written + designed

The Art of Elizabeth Durack: Foreword Robert Holmes â Court, Introduction PAE Hutchings, Letter and text Elizabeth Durack, The Western Mail, Perth 1981 repr. Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1982
Countries of the Indian Ocean: Direct Publications, Perth, 1979
The House that Took Off: mss 1963
I'll tell you about Kar & Karr: mss 1952
The Tail of the Crocodile: mss 1940

essays + reflections [selected]

Confess & Conceal: on political correctness in the art world... mss April 1993 + January 1995
Artes Australis Percepta: an overview, mss 1988
Perth in the 1940's: Fremantle Arts Review, Vol 2 #6 June 1987
(a longer draft, The Way of the Whirlwind... in mss)
...I am, I think, a metaphysical artist...: to Melbourne critics, a letter not sent 1961
Shearing: Its Practice & Poetry: an essay accompanying a series of drawings 1960
Perth in Particular: an essay accompanying a series of drawings 1956
Hate Hocus-Pocus on Love Magic: a reflection on Sydney critics reviews, mss 1954
The Mission: reflections on Cunderlee Mission, ex Zanthus, Nullarbor Plain, mss 1953
Signature: reflections on art, Ivanhoe Station, Kimberley WA, mss 1948

articles + reviews [selected]

The way it was ... in Kimberley: The Australian, Torchsong, May 2000
Instant Books You Don’t Even Have To Write!: Quadrant, December 1987 No 240 Vol XXXI, No 12. Review of The Matriarchs - Twelve Australian Women talk about their lives to Susan Mitchell. Penguin Books, Australia Ltd 1987
'Chunuma' Strides Out Again: Quadrant, October 1987 No 238 Vol XXXI, No 10. Review of Countrymen - life histories of four Aboriginal men as told to Bruce Shaw. Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra 1987
Counter-history: Quadrant, July 1987 No 235 Vol XXXI, No 7. Review of Frontier - Aborigines, Settlers and Land by Henry Reynolds, Allen & Unwin 1987
Albert Namatjira: Quadrant, November 1986 No 228 Vol XXX, No 11. A Memoir and review of Albert Namatjira – The Life and Work of an Australian Painter Compiled and edited by Nadine Amadio, Macmillan Australia 1985
The Best of Bates: Quadrant, June 1986 No 223 Vol XXX, No 6. Review of The Native Tribes of Western Australia edited by Isobel White, National Library of Australia, Canberra 1985
Land Wrongs: Quadrant, January-February 1985 No 208 Vol XXIX, Nos 1 and 2. Part review, part general comment on Neither Justice nor Reason by Marc Gumbert; University of Queensland Press 1984.
Aboriginal Life: Quadrant, October 1984 No 205 Vol XXVIII, No 10. Review of Aboriginal Pathways in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River by J.G. Steele; University of Queensland Press 1984
Aboriginal Woman, Sacred and Profane: Quadrant, May 1984 No 200 Vol XXVIII, No 5. Review of Daughters of the Dreaming by Diane Bell. McPhee Gribble/George Allen & Unwin, Melbourne 1983
Australia’s Third World: Quadrant, April 1984 No 199 Vol XXVIII, No 4. This article was written under the nom de plume Tad Zakrovsky
The American Connection: Quadrant, January-February 1982 No 172 Vol XXVI, Nos 1 and 2
Art in New York: The Australian, January 18 1979
Notes from South Africa: Quadrant, December 1975 No 101 Vol XIX, No 9
What’s Wrong with the North West? (in two parts): The Sydney Morning Herald, May 4 1963
White Energy; Black Inertia: The Sydney Morning Herald, February 24 1962

public talks [selected]

1997 July 27 - Opening The Art of Eddie Burrup: Durack Gallery Broome
1996 Apr 17 - The Occasional Address: Graduation Ceremony at UWA
1994 July 17 - Opening Ariel’s Song: Audrey Greenhalgh retrospective: Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery UWA
1994 June 10 - Rural Woman of the Year Inaugural Awards: Sheraton Hotel Perth
1994 May 1 - Opening of Nutcote: May Gibbs Home: Neutral Bay, Sydney
1992 Sep 25 - Opening Louis Kahan: Art Gallery of Western Australia
1991 Sep 13 - Opening Annual Guide Dogs for the Blind exhibition: Concert Hall Perth
1987 January - Bett-Bett's wonderful lonely palace: UWA Summer School
+ 32 more

poetry

1940s through 1990s falls loosely into five groupings:

(from a folder marked 'verse & worse' of hand and type written pages
first assembled by padc july 2010)

diaries + day books

intermittent from 1937 to 2000

correspondence

letters various + voluminous, from 1925 to 2000

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