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Joan Darby Joan Darby i(A124465 works by) (a.k.a. Narlawundi)
Born: Established: ca. 1925 ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal Wajarri ; Aboriginal
(Storyteller) assertion
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BiographyHistory

Joan Darby is also known as grand-mother Joan to many around the Gascoyne area. Her mother was a cook and her father was a station hand. The family followed the shearing work around the area and Joan would assist both of her parents in their work. Her marriage was arranged; she was married to a man at Doorawarrah Station and had two of her three children with him.

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