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 around Wilpena and saHawker South Australia.

References to photographs taken include :

  • car, tent camp at Wilpena Pound, sunlight and shadow of pools of reflection of the pound creek, 5 photos for panorama from the hill 5 July 1928

  • car, and tent in the morning at Wilpena Pound, panorama of 8 photos of the Pound, the Gap and creek 7 July 1928

  • WD Walker and Mollie, in camp at breakfast 8 July 1928

  • cows and Wilpena creek 9 July 1928

  • johnny cakes and camp fire accessories at Wilpena Pound camp 10 July 1928

  • WD Walker and Mollie, on top St Marys Peak 12 July 1928

  • self timed photos WD Walker and Mollie, reading papers in the sun at saHawker 30 July 1928



Individuals, subject matter and locations noted include:

  • car, 1 July 1928

  • Wilpena, Ron Horwood, St Marys Peak 2 July 1928

  • Mollie, Mr Cockburn (Rly superintendent Pt Augusta), Mr McGuire (driver), car, 3 July 1928

  • news clipping headed "Wilpena Pound its romantic story" from the Adelaide Chronicle dated 5 January 1933, extensive description of Wilpena Pound and vicinity, duck, euros, coolidees, sparrows, parrots, Angipena, Mollie, Charlie Ellis 4 July 1928

  • Ron Horwood, eagle 5 July 1928

  • Rex. Boundy, euro 7 July 1928

  • johnny cakes 8 July 1928

  • St Marys Peak, euro, eagle 12 July 1928

  • Wilpena, saHawker, Miss Rice (saHawker bakers), Mrs Giles, Mr Gale, Mollie, 14 July 1928

  • Mr Crawford, Mr Victorsen 15 July 1928

  • Mr Gale 17 July 1928

  • Mr Wills, Mrs Underdown, Percy Tibbitt 18 July 1928

  • Tiger Humes, Mr Crawford, Dr Martin 19 July 1928

  • Mr .Atkinson, Mr Crawford, Mr Condon (JP), Mr Gale 21 July 1928

  • Jim Mitchell, Australian Aboriginal people, Mr Atkinson 22 July 1928

  • Mr Wills 26 July 1928

  • Mr Crawford, Mollie, 28 July 1928

  • Mr Crawford, Mr Hume, Mr Richards, Peter Dawson 31 July 1928

CreatorDr William Delano Walker
ControlAA 357/4/9/7
Date Range01 July, 1928  -  05 January, 1933
Quantity 0.1cm,    
FormatsNewspaper Clippings, Diaries
Series AA357/04