Paddy Roe
Paddy Roe
Paddy Roe was born, and grew up on Roebuck Plains Station, near Broome. He worked as a drover and also a windmill repairer around the Kimberley.
Roe established the Lurujarri Heritage Trail in 1987 and the Lurujarri Heritage Trail is part of the Heritage Trails Network, a project for community participation originally devised by the Western Australian Heritage Committee (now known as the Heritage Council of Western Australia) in commemoration of the 1988 Bicentenary.
Works
- Gularabulu: Stories from the West Kimberley, Stephen Muecke (editor), Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1983, ISBN 978-0-909144-65-4
- "Paddy Roe: Storyteller", by Paddy Roe, in Aboriginal Voices: Contemporary Aboriginal artists, writers and performers, compiled by Liz Thompson
References
- ^ "Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) entry for Paddy Roe". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1990. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
Medal/Australia Day 1990. For service to Aboriginal welfare