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'‘... far better than any novel; an incomparable record of a great family and of a series of great actions.' The Bulletin When Patrick Durack left Western Ireland for Australia in 1853, he was to found a pioneering dynasty and build a cattle empire across the great stretches of Australia. With a profound sense of family history, his grand-daughter, Mary Durack reconstructed the Durack saga - a story of intrepid men and ground-breaking adventure. This sweeping tale of Australia and Australians remains a classic nearly fifty years on.' (2008 Publication summary)
Adaptations
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form
y
Kings in Grass Castles
( dir. John Woods
)
Western Australia
:
Barron Entertainment
Channel 7
,
1998
7828762
1998
series - publisher
film/TV
historical fiction
A mini-series based on Mary Durack's biography of the same name.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also large print.
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Conversations with Gunanurang
2016
single work
prose
— Appears in: Landscapes , vol. 7 no. 1 2016; 'Gunanurang (the Ord River) nurtured some of the original Australians productively for millennia. In less than 150 years, their relationship with the river valley and surrounding land was almost destroyed by the effects of the east Kimberley cattle industry commenced in the 1880s. The biological and archaeological surveys before and during the filling of the Lake Argyle dam were a belated attempt to understand what was being lost in the way of ecosystems and aboriginal sites. This short essay encapsulates the impact of the pastoral industry in the Ord valley.' (Publication abstract) -
The Kimberley Dreaming of the Durack Sisters
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , October vol. 56 no. 10 2012; (p. 33-36) -
Rearranging the Dead Cat
2011
single work
essay
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 71 no. 2 2011; (p. 14-23) -
Legendary Australians
The Legend and the Legacy
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Writing Across the Continent 2008; -
Die Namenlandschaft in Australischen Romanen der Pionierzeit
The Name Landscape in Australian Pioneer Novels
2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Names in Language and Society : Proceedings of the 21st International Congress of Onomastic Sciences : Uppsala, 19-24 August 2002 2005; (p. 453-468) Compares the use of proper names in three novels.
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The Cattle Kings Ride Again
1960
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 January 1960; (p. 15)
— Review of Kings in Grass Castles 1959 single work biography -
Kings in Grass Castles
1960
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter-Spring no. 18 1960; (p. 52-53)
— Review of Kings in Grass Castles 1959 single work biography -
Our Mythical Ancestors
1960
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , no. 2 1960; (p. 35-36)
— Review of Kings in Grass Castles 1959 single work biography -
Pastoral Saga
1960
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , June vol. 19 no. 2 1960; (p. 211-215)
— Review of Kings in Grass Castles 1959 single work biography ; February Dark : A Novel 1959 single work novel -
The Durack Family
1960
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 27 January vol. 81 no. 4172 1960; (p. 2,58)
— Review of Kings in Grass Castles 1959 single work biography -
Die Namenlandschaft in Australischen Romanen der Pionierzeit
The Name Landscape in Australian Pioneer Novels
2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Names in Language and Society : Proceedings of the 21st International Congress of Onomastic Sciences : Uppsala, 19-24 August 2002 2005; (p. 453-468) Compares the use of proper names in three novels. -
'Looking at Country' : Dame Mary Durack's Kings in Grass Castles
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Percorsi Immaginati : viaggio, metafora e modello in scrittori anglofoni d'Africa, Asia, America, Australia 1993; (p. 75-87) -
Legendary Australians
The Legend and the Legacy
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Writing Across the Continent 2008; -
Rearranging the Dead Cat
2011
single work
essay
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 71 no. 2 2011; (p. 14-23) -
The Kimberley Dreaming of the Durack Sisters
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , October vol. 56 no. 10 2012; (p. 33-36)
Awards
- 1997 winner National Library of Australia National Audio Book-of-the-Year Award The TDK Australian Audio Book Awards — TDK Australian Audio Book Awards — Unabridged Non-Fiction Category
- 1995 winner National Library of Australia National Audio Book-of-the-Year Award The TDK Australian Audio Book Awards — TDK Australian Audio Book Awards — Abridged Non-Fiction Category
- 1995 winner The TDK Australian Audio Book Awards — Abridged Non-fiction
Last amended 21 Aug 2019 11:36:23
Subjects:
- Western Australia,
- Northern Territory,
- Queensland,
- Australian Outback, Central Australia,
- 1800-1899
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