News Clippings and other memorabilia acquired by Dr and Mrs Walker

Archive Collections / Dr William Delano Walker / Series AA357/11 / News Clippings and other memorabilia acquired by Dr and Mrs Walker

Individuals, subject matter and locations noted include:

  1. news clippings Tbe Observer dated 20 July 1929 Headline "Australia House enquiry. In progress Mr Homburg believes. More criticism" Mr Homburg, Sir Edward Lucas. Headline "Dull exhibition" Mr Burnside. Headline "Conditions frightful" Mr WS Hudd. Headline "Reply to Mr Homburg" Mr Trumble, Mr HE Smart. Headline "Did not see displays" Mr Hylands. Reverse Headline "Empire essay. The Register's prizes" NE Coad. Headline "Plane fogbound in North America" Ottawa, The Chicago Tribunal, Untinbowler, Berlin, Port Burwell, Mount Evans, Greenland, Captain Ahrenberg, Sweden. Headline "Wealthy squatters condition improving" Mr FE Holmes, ntDarwin, Longreach, Brisbane, nswSydney

  2. news clippings The Observer dated 27 July 1929 Headline "Insects destroying prickly pear. Great success in Queensland" Toowoomba, Darling Downs, cactoblastis insect. Headline "Just pinned on" Maranoa. Headline "14 million pounds". Reverse Headline "Woolpunda water tower" accompanied by a photograph, saKingston, Blanchetown. Headline "American farm relief. Business man takes charge" Mr MJ Rodney, Mr Alexander Legge, Federal Farm Board. Attached to The Sydney Mail news clippings dated 18 December 1929 Headline "Prickly pear destruction" arsenic pentoxide, cochineal, cactoblastis cactorum, chelinidea tabulata. Reverse Headline "The high price of Cattle" Mr Parker Maloney

  3. news clippings The Observer dated 30 November 1929 Headline "Airships for cattle" Mr R Townsend, Victoria River Downs. Reverse Lady Holyrood (Violet George)

  4. news clippings The Bulletin dated 18 December 1929 Headline "Plain English. The tragedy of the half cast" Northern Territory, ntDarwin, the Bungalow. Annotated in pencil

  5. news clippings The Register dated 24 November 1929 Headline "The Kookaburra tragedy" Dr WD Walker, Powell's Creek, overland telegraph line, Keith Anderson, Mr Hitchcock, The Observer. Headline "Don’t travel light" London, New Zealand, Panama, Mr Abbott

  6. business card "Guides Ruth and Eileen, Whakarewarewa" featuring sepia photographs of Guide Ruth and Guide Eileen

CreatorDr William Delano Walker
ControlAA 357/11/5/25 A-E
Date Range1923  -  1929
Quantity 0.1cm,    
FormatsNewspaper Clippings
Series AA357/11