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1916 Old Texas Station, East Kimberley - 1998. Known for: Aboriginal painting.
Born on the western side of the Ord River on Old Texas Station, Queenie McKenzie lived her entire life in the East Kimberley. Her mother was a Malngin/Gurundji woman and her father was a white horse... Read full biography
Born on the western side of the Ord River on Old Texas Station, Queenie McKenzie lived her entire life in the East Kimberley. Her mother was a Malngin/Gurundji woman and her father was a white horse breaker on Texas Downs Station. With no mission contact and no western schooling Queenie had a very... Read full biography
Born on the western side of the Ord River on Old Texas Station, Queenie McKenzie lived her entire life in the East Kimberley. Her mother was a Malngin/Gurundji woman and her father was a white horse breaker on Texas Downs Station. With no mission contact and no western schooling Queenie had a very traditional Aboriginal upbringing and miraculously she was never removed from her family despite her fair skin and blonde hair. However, later in life she became a stalwart of the Roman Catholic faith... Read full biography
Born on the western side of the Ord River on Old Texas Station, Queenie McKenzie lived her entire life in the East Kimberley. Her mother was a Malngin/Gurundji woman and her father was a white horse breaker on Texas Downs Station. With no mission contact and no western schooling Queenie had a very traditional Aboriginal upbringing and miraculously she was never removed from her family despite her fair skin and blonde hair. However, later in life she became a stalwart of the Roman Catholic faith and was well known for her hearty singing. In the early 1970s all the “Texas Mob” moved to Turkey Creek (now known as Warmun) which lies adjacent to Texas Downs Station. Queenie became a senior member of the community, a teacher of Gija language and... Read full biography
Born on the western side of the Ord River on Old Texas Station, Queenie McKenzie lived her entire life in the East Kimberley. Her mother was a Malngin/Gurundji woman and her father was a white horse breaker on Texas Downs Station. With no mission contact and no western schooling Queenie had a very traditional Aboriginal upbringing and miraculously she was never removed from her family despite her fair skin and blonde hair. However, later in life she became a stalwart of the Roman Catholic faith and was well known for her hearty singing. In the early 1970s all the “Texas Mob” moved to Turkey Creek (now known as Warmun) which lies adjacent to Texas Downs Station. Queenie became a senior member of the community, a teacher of Gija language and culture and she also played an important role in native title claims in the region. Queenie had a forthright and vital personality... Read full biography
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