Jack Davis

Jack Davis was born in Perth in 1917 and grew up in Yarloop, south of the city. At fourteen, he was sent with one of his brothers to the Moore River Aboriginal settlement, on the promise of agricultural training that never came. He then worked as a stockman, kangaroo hunter and sawmill hand. In Perth, he ran the community centre of the Aboriginal Advancement Council and became editor of the journal Identity; a poet first, he later wrote for the theatre. He received the British Empire Medal in 1976 and was made a member of the Order of Australia in 1985. He died on 17 March 2000.

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• TheatreThe DreamersJack Davis · 1982Literature