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