Joe Downey Joe Downey Archive. [Archive] (Unpublished)
Summary
Joseph (Joe) Downey was born in the Mingela – Ravenswood area in 1911 and died in Townsville in 1986.
A renowned horseman and long-term employee of Swift Australian Company Pty Ltd, it is believed Downey began buying stock for Swifts in 1941 and developed a terrific eye for estimating the dressed weight of a mob of cattle. He travelled thousands of miles throughout his career, mostly around the Charters Towers district but also as far as Mareeba to the north and Rockhampton to the south.
This archive contains a significant record of his working life within a twenty year span, primarily through his diaries which date from 1941 to 1961.
List of archive's contents
Statement on Joe Downey Diaries
Additional Information
Special Collection items may be used on the library premises by visiting the appropriate Reading Rooms during opening hours. Digital copies of selected items from this Archive will be made available through the repository as copyright or other restrictions allow.
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