WEST AUSTRALIANA

Mary and Elizabeth Durack spent their childhood in Perth looking forward to their father coming home from the northern cattle stations each wet season, bringing tales of station life which sparked in his children a fascination with the north. Brenda Niall delves into the lives of Mary and Elizabeth, their entwined artistic careers, loves and losses and their bond with the north. xi, 291 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, photographs, portraits ; 20 cm  #0515/0418/1019/1119/270522/301223 Durack, Mary, 1913-1994.  |  Durack, Elizabeth, 1915-2000.  |  Sisters — Australia — Biography.  |  Women authors, Australian — 20th century.  |  Women authors, Australian — 20th century — Biography.  |  Women artists — Australia — 20th century.  |  Women artists — Australia — 20th century — Biography.  |  Australian