In 1977, Doreen McGarrigle (nĂ©e Bellamy) (1938-2022) went to Lightning Ridge with her husband Robert and their two children. Though the move was temporary, the change didnât dent Doreenâs enthusiasm. While her husband went to work laying blockwork for the Wallangulla Motel and her children went to school, Doreen wandered the streets, making sketches and […]
Ernest McIlveen (1898-1963) might have been around nine years of age when he demonstrated his prowess with scissors in his standard issue drawing book. Using coloured paper, Ernest diligently made thirteen kaleidoscopic designs, recording six of them in hand drawn graphs in the top left corner with pencil and ruler. He may have made them […]
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