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:

  • Various good photographs and various sources: Kosciusco snows, 12 August 1931, 29 June 1932. nswSydney Harbour Bridge: The Sunday Mail 5 October 1929, The Sunday Mail Annual 11 October 1930; Bridge number 24 September 1930, Australia Beautiful December 1930, Bridge & Railway & Wynard Square The Sunday Mail 4 February 1931, The Sunday Mail 18 March 1931, The Sunday Mail 13-25 March 1931 various span bridges in Norway, France etc, The Sunday Mail 7 October 1931 Bridge with Narkunla (Australian Aboriginal man), 18 November 1931 Bridge and Strathnever, Sea Breezes March 1932, site of Sydney Harbour Bridge 29 June 1932

  • Irrigation Hume Reservoir The Adelaide Chronicle 24 September 1931; Wyangala-Lachlan Scheme The Sunday Mail 29 June 1932

  • Rain and Rivers in Interior: Hay The Sunday Mail 15 July 1931; Renmark Murray Bridge floods, The Chronicle 20 and 27 august 1931; Adelaide suburban floods The Chronicle 10 September 1931; Willcannia today (good feed) The Sunday Mail 11 November 1931

  • Drought (no entries)

  • Transport: Motor; CzechoSlav 6 wheeler car the Sunday Mail 29 April 1931; bogged near Hay 15 July 1931; Canadian ford 15 July 1931; wool by camel 28 October 1931; 12 ton wool horse team 16 December 1931; bogged 16 December 1931. Reverse Sydney by air The Sunday Mail 28 October 1931

  • Horses: high jump Sydney Show The Sunday Mail 8 April 1931; Gilgandra Showground 2 September 1931; horse-bullock 16 September 1931; tank sinking 16 December 1931; bogged motor 16 December 1931. Reverse: crossing Cooper Creek, waggon near Warrinna The Sydney Mail 29 April 1931; wool in wagon 15 July 1931; camel teams at Gascoyne River 22 July 1931; cattle 12 August 1931, camels with wool 28 October 1931

  • Sheep Sydney ram sales The Sydney mail 15 July 1931; 50 million sheep, 23,000 sheep Boulia 28 October 1931; stud sheep 22 June 1932; ram 29 June 1932. Reverse: cammel wagons 29 April 1931; shearing 16 September 1931; wool at Bourke 7 October 1931; wool by schooner 18 November 1931; wool sales 18 November 1931

  • Cattle: calves 12 August 1931. Reverse Bullock teams; own pictures Blackgate and Nyngan; fording stream Australia Beuatiful December 1930; dragging timber Australia Beautiful December 1930; team The Sydney Mail 29 October 1930; 2 teams The Sydney Mail 18 March 1931

  • Wheat: crops in WA The Sydney Mail 128 November 1931. Reverse Rice own photographs Java and Murrumbidgee. Terraces in Philippines The Sydney mail 29 April 1931

CreatorDr William Delano Walker
ControlAA 357/4/29/5
Date Range1920  -  1938
Quantity 0.1cm,    
FormatsGeneral Publications, Diaries, Indexes
Series AA357/04