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Paddy Roe
Paddy Roe was born in about 1912. He grew up on Roebuck Plains Station, near Broome in the north-west of Western Australia. He worked for many years as a drover and a windmill repairer throughout the Kimberley region. In spite of his reputation as a storyteller, Paddy Roe said that his greatest pleasure was making artefacts. He died in 2001.
Awards
Short listed, National Book Council Award, 1983
Winner, Western Australian Week Literary Award, 1985
Short listed, New South Wales Premier’s Literary Award, 1985
From the Catalogue
Bhutan launch
Fremantle Press invites you to celebrate the release of Bhutan Heartland by Libby Lloyd and Robert van Koesveld.
Launched by Professor Fiona Stanley
Wednesday 13 October, 6.30pm
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