Channel Country Who's Who
YOUR COMMUNITY. YOUR CONNECTIONS.
Meet the people behind the place.
Discover the people, businesses and groups who call Channel Country home, and meet members across Australia.
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Sandalwood Cleaning & Gardening
Local cleaning and gardening service providers in Darwin and Palmerston
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melissa clements
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Distinguished and Famous people from Channel Country
🐎 Patrick Durack
Patrick Durack helped establish Thylungra and Kyabra stations in 1868, building pastoral interests across the Channel Country before the family's later move towards the Kimberley. His first attempt to establish cattle in south-west Queensland failed in drought, and Aboriginal assistance helped the party survive. Later expansion brought wealth but formed part of a much harsher process of taking control of Aboriginal lands. From Thylungra he organised a major cattle drive to northern Western Australia. His story combines remarkable logistical ambition with the contested history of pastoral occupation.
