Dr William Delano Walker personal diaries

A loose leaf diary detailing WD Walker's daily life including study, medical duties, travel and personal routine. This item covers locations from Gundagai New South Wales to Adelaide South Australia.

References to photographs taken include:

  • orchards Leeton 3 March 1929

  • Leeton 6 March 1929

  • blue kangaroos in hotel yard at nswBalranald 8 March 1929

  • panorama of Murray River from bridge 10 March 1929

  • car, on punt crossing river at saKingston 11 March 1929

  • soldiers memorial Victor Harbour, horse, trams, Mr Honeyman, sea gulls 24 March 1929



Individuals, subject matter and locations noted include:

  • News clipping Adelaide Chronicle headlines 'Flood menace extends waters rushing down from mountains widespread damage serious railway washaways', 'More flood danger threatended warning issued to NSW river areas', 'saRenmark residents anxious suggested builing of protection banks', Commercial Hotel Wagga 1 March 1929

  • Mrs S Alexander, Leeton, Mr Croaker National Roads and Motor Association (NRMA) 2 March 1929

  • Narrandera, Dubbo 3 March 1929

  • Fordson tractors, irrigation for fruit and rice, fruit canning operations, Sir Samuel McCaughey 4 March 1929

  • discussion on rice growing under irrigation 5 March 1929

  • Hay 6 March 1929

  • crows, nswBalranald 7 March 1929

  • Miss McEvail, feeds kangaroos milk, clearing mallee scrub, Mr Phil McBride, Rotary 8 March 1929

  • vicMildura, saRenmark 9 March 1929

  • Berri, saKingston, Mrs Mudge 10 March 1929

  • bee keeping, Blanchtown, discussion regarding irrigation for fruit production, saKingston, Mrs Mudge, Cobdogla 11 March 1929

  • dust storm, Bryumour Jones, Mt Pleasant 12 March 1929

  • St Peters, 100 letters 13 March 1929

  • George Mason, Dr. Bull, Gene McLonghlin, Uncle Frank, Harrington, Syd's pharmacy, Becky Mallyon, Mr Mallyon, Australian Aboriginal report 14 March 1929

  • Arthur Moore, Mr Callerd, Gibbs Bright, SS Pt Adelaide, SS Pt Victor, SS Pt ntDarwin, Dr Gilbert, Mr Hedberg, Harrington, Mr Whitington, Mr Sowden, Register, saAdvertiser, Mr Sexton, Mr Mitchell, Wiggs, Sands and MacDougal, Harris Scarfe, Edments, Bardons, John Martin's, Mrs Alexander, Kath, Miss Longmore 15 March 1929

  • The Tourists' Road Guide (pages 47-8 and 55-66)

  • WD Walker photograph to the Register, Australian Aboriginal report, Miss Longmore, Bill Edwards, Monte Warren, Mr Robertson 18 March 1929

  • Glen and Muriel, Mr.s Hunter, TB Appeal 17 March 1929

  • saAdvertiser, Mr Sexton, Mr Robertson, Register, Mr James, Mr Kenihan, Arthur Moore, Harrington, Draper Campbell (AA 52), Mrs Jack Jacob, Mrs Oswald Hume, Uncle Frank, possum fur coat cost 70 pounds 18 March 1929

  • copied the Inlander map of Australia for lantern slide, Kodak ordering glass for lantern slides, Draper Campbell (AA 52), Australian Aboriginal report, Mr.s Maurice 19 March 1929

  • Mat Hiatt, AMP, SC Ward and Co, Cashed 500 pounds to finance London trip, preparation to address Anthropological Society 20 March 1929

  • Arthur Moore, Ward and Co, saAdvertiser, Register, Aerial Medical Service, Fauldings, Burranjuck Booklets 21 March 1929

  • Mr Roach, Harvey Johnston (AA 161), Mr Howswill, Prince Alfred College lodge (Freemasonry), Alec Dawkins, Dr Gillett, Dr Jagger, Dr James, Dr Trudinger, Bill Hanson 22 March 1929

  • Syd Alexander, Kings of Commerce, photograph Win Alexander, Mrs Leitch, Tom Leitch, La Salle car, cost 900 pounds 23 March 1929

  • Miss Longmore, Miss Lynea, Mrs Alexander, Victor Harbour, Rene and Bob Sladdin, Mrs Grosvenor, Jack Pearson, Charlie Pearson, Dick Pearson, Harry Hay, Hubert Basham, Jim Dodd, Ethel Dodd 24 March 1929

  • Arthur Moore, Kerr Grant, Harvey Johnson, NB Tindale (AA 338), Mr Horswill, Anthropology Society lecture, Kath Alexander 25 March 1929

  • Observer, nswSydney Mail, Art in Australia 26 March 1929

  • Arthur Moore, Mr Jennison, Mr Abbott, Fiji, Carpenteria, Mr WJ Cowell, Java, Singapore, Harrington, Kodak, Mr Horswill 27 March 1929

  • arranged continued storage of weapons, camping gear, fossils etc at Hardwicke College, Mr Mitchell, Win Alexander 28 March 1929

  • Mrs Hunter, Dorrie Hunter, Ruth West, Muriel Day (nee Creswell) 31 March 1929

CreatorDr William Delano Walker
ControlAA 357/4/10/2
Date Range01 March, 1929  -  31 March, 1929
Quantity 1cm,    
FormatsNewspaper Clippings, Diaries
Series AA357/04