Legendary Territorians by Reg Harris

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Some minor marks on tail foredges.

This autobiography is by Reg Harris, who moved to Alice Springs in the post-war 1940s. Reg passed away in 2006, and this book seems to be finalised by writers Peter and Sheila Forrest. Reg shared his recollections and photographs of many people he knew with the Forrest's.

Trove includes a list of the people mentioned in this book as Olive O'Keefe, Ly Underdown, John Hawkins, Lionel Rose, Harry Purvis, Olive M Pink, Charles Henry Chapman, William Ricketts, Sir Reginald Myles Ansett, Albert Namatjira, Kurt G Johannsen, Harry Moss, Bernie Kilgariff, Azaria Chamberlain, Elsie May Jenkins, John (Jumbo) Jenkins, Jimmy Hereen, Alan Wauchope, Leo Corbett, Daffodil Wright, Dave Baldock, Billy West Lau, John Vitosky, Texas (Tex) Lechleitner, Carl Atkinson, Jim Gallacher, Bob Darken, Eddie Conellan, Ned Carmichael, Stan Hill, Eric Kreig, Marge Hobbs, Lawrence Lloyd, Mona Minahan, Professor Ted Strehlow, Gordon Lines, Gus Brandt, Norman Rutherford, Rose Conlon, Father Jim Dwyer, June Gallagher, Doctor Joe Hayes, Torry Forrester, Roy Brown, Jack Graves, Feodor, Jim Parham, Victor (Rajah) Lomas, Ken Shirley, Billie Shirley, Cliffy Langmead, Dorothy (Doff) Adamson, Doctor John Hargraves, Jim Bowditch, Joe Kilgarrif, Harry SingIvan Weise, Paul Delahunty, Charlie Stevens, Pat Smith, Jack Vitnel, Pat Davis, Henry Peckham, John Anderson, Peter Gunner, Musty Milnes, Hank Brockheusin, Bluey Wellington, Gloria Sweeney and Dick Olsen. (back cover, Trove)