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Place Derby

Western Australia

Summary

Derby is a small town located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, half of whose population is of Aboriginal descent. Aboriginal culture is strongly represented in the town with the annual Mowanjum Festival being a highlight. It has a hot semi-arid climate with a short wet season and can be affected by severe tropical cyclones. Derby is known for having the highest tides in Australia. In the 1920s, Derby acted as the terminus for the first scheduled aviation service in Australia and has always been important to the Royal Flying Doctor Service for the Kimberley region. Derby is also home to the Kimberley School of the Air. From the 1930s to the 1960s, the Derby Leprosarium was instrumental in containing an epidemic of leprosy.

Archival resources

National Centre for Indigenous Genomics

  • Correspondence, 1974, XB8-02; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Correspondence, 1974, XB8-01; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Correspondence, 1962, 04B-02; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Correspondence and List of Study Participants, 1977, 02D-48; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Correspondence and Lists of Participants, 1977, 02D-42; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Field Notebook, 1960 - 1961, FIELD-005; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Historical Slides Kimberley, 01P-02; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • List of Study Participants, 1976 - 1977, 02D-46; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • List of Study Participants, Survey Results and Manuscript Draft, 1962 - 1963, 04B-03; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Lists of Study Participants and Serology Results, 1977, 02D-41; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Serology Results, 1959 - 1961, 04B-01; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Serology Results, 1962 - 1963, 02D-45; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Serology Results for Gamma Globulin, 1959 - 1961, 04B-50; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details
  • Survey Results for Southern India and Ceylon, 04B-17; National Centre for Indigenous Genomics. Details