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 part of the loose leaf diary documents WD Walker's interest in photography.

Individuals, subject matter and locations noted include:

  • separation sheet annotated "Natural History"

  • List of desert natural history photographs with list of 20 subjects crossed out

  • Natural history: 1. An old friend the Kookabuyrra, 2. The pink and grey galah, 3. the mopoke or tawny headed frog mouth,4. self in an eagle's nest, 5. the pet emu. Reverse 6. malley hen's nest near Murray bridge, 7. sea gull nesting, 8. a penguin

  • 9. a baby mutton bird, 10. Acres of mutton birds, 11. seals basking. Reverse 12. a cow and calf Price Island, 13. a bull seal enraged, 14. a sleepy lizard aroused, 15. a jew lizard disturbed, 16. barking lizard

  • 17. Kangaroo with joey in pouch, 18. Joey standing beside kangaroo, 19. little girl feeding the kangaroos, 20. the kea or mountain snow parrot



CreatorDr William Delano Walker
ControlAA 357/4/29/11
Date Range1920  -  1938
Quantity 0.1cm,    
FormatsGeneral Publications, Diaries, Indexes
Series AA357/04
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