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Daryl Tonkin Daryl Tonkin i(A104983 works by)
Born: Established: 1918 Essendon, Essendon area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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'When Daryl Tonkin was thirteen he followed his older brother, Harry, to New South Wales to work on his uncle's station. Two years later he and Harry travelled the stock routes in Queensland, breaking and trading horses with the drovers. In 1937 they came south to settle in the great forests of West Gippsland where they established a timber business. Except for a short stint at Toora, Daryl lived and worked at the original property at Jackson's Tracks.'

Source: Jackson's Tracks (1999).

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y separately published work icon Jackson's Track : Memoir of a Dreamtime Place Ringwood : Viking , 1999 Z1379824 1999 single work autobiography In 1936, Daryl Tonkin and his brother, Harry, leave home in search of adventure. They find themselves in West Gippsland, Victoria, and set up a timber mill at Jackson's Track - a dreamtime place, a place that was paradise. A bushman dedicated to his work, Daryl discovers happiness there, and unexpectedly falls in love. But Daryl is white and Euphie is black, and neither of them is prepared for the conflict their forbidden love ignites. Set in the heart of the Australian bush, this spellbinding memoir recaptures a community and a way of life now vanished from sight. It tells of one man's courage and determination to pursue what he knows is right. An unforgettable true story of joy, of tragedy, and of hope, which has won the hearts of Australians. (From Libraries Australia record.)
2000 winner Human Rights Awards — Literature Non-Fiction Award
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