Biographical entry Durack, Mary Gertrude (1913 - 1994)
Dame
- Born
- 20 February 1913
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 1994
- Occupation
- Historian, Writer and Writer of Inscription
Details
Mary Durack was an Australian historian and writer. She was born in Adelaide, South Australia in 1913. Her earliest writing was for The Bulletin and the Perth newspapers The West Australian and The Western Mail. She went on to publish hundreds of works including her account of her pioneer grandfather, Kings in Grass Castles (1959).
Source
Grant, Don. 'Mary Durack.' In Australian Writers, 1915-1950, edited by Selina Samuels, 106-15. Detroit: Gale Group, 2002.