Myles and Milo Dunphy
Myles Dunphy Victoria, Australia | |
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Died | 1985 Peakhurst, New South Wales, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Conservationist |
Known for | Protection of Blue Mountains National Park |
Myles Dunphy and Milo Dunphy were Australian conservationists who played an important role in creating the Australian wilderness movement.
Myles Dunphy
Myles Joseph Dunphy
Biography
Myles Dunphy lived in Oatley, a southern suburb of Sydney, and started his wilderness publicity work in 1910. He compiled detailed maps of a number of areas of conservation interest in New South Wales. His original maps of the Blue Mountains, in particular the Coxs River and Kowmung River catchments, featured imaginative and original naming systems. Throughout his life he campaigned for wilderness areas throughout New South Wales.
His interest in
He was appointed an Officer of the
Milo Dunphy
Milo Dunphy AM | |
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Born | Milo Kanangra Dunphy 1928 |
Died | 1996 |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Conservationist |
Known for | Formation of the Australian Conservation Foundation |
Milo Kanangra Dunphy
Biography
Milo Dunphy was an activist who campaigned on several fronts. He was known for his work in the preservation of the
He accompanied his parents, Myles and Margaret, as an infant in 1930–31 on bushwalks in the Blue Mountains. A special perambulator with an iron frame, a wicker basket with hood and rubber-tyred wheels, nicknamed 'the Kanangra Express', was used to wheel him through rough terrain.[2]
Milo Dunphy stood as a candidate in the
The work of the Dunphy family continues through the Dunphy Wilderness Fund, which purchases leasehold and privately held areas of natural significance, spending A$1 million per annum (since September 1996).[8]
The Australian Foundation for Wilderness, known until 2022 as the Colong Foundation for Wilderness, the successor to Myles Dunphy's National Parks and Primitive Areas Council, is Australia's longest-serving community advocate for wilderness.[9]
References
- Commonwealth of Australia. 31 December 1976. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Pram known as the 'Kanangra Express'". National Museum of Australia.
- Legislative Council of New South Wales.
- ^ Sinclair, John (1999). "Eulogy to Milo Dunphy". National Parks Journal. 43 (4).
- ^ Faulkner, John (8 May 1989). "Maiden speech". Hansard. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- Commonwealth of Australia. 9 June 1986. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ Corkhill, Anna (Summer 2019). "Love Is All". SL Magazine. 12 (4): 27.
- ^ The Dunphy Wilderness Fund, retrieved 6 April 2015
- ^ "The Colong Foundation for Wilderness has changed its name". Blue Mountains Gazette. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
Further reading
- Corkhill, Anna. "Love is All" (PDF). SL Magazine (Summer 2019-20) pp26-29.
- Meredith, Peter, Myles and Milo, St Leonards: Allen & Unwin, 1999
- Richard Gowers (2007), "Dunphy, Myles Joseph (1891–1985)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 6 April 2015