MARY DURACK AWARD FOR YOUNG WRITERS SHIELD
2003Rectangular dark coloured wood with brass plaques attached. A ribbon along the top with text, below, a white plastic disc with a green fountain pen ejecting red ink. Laurel boughs either side. A brass coloured shield either side of the disc and two rows of four below. Four of the shields have names etched on them. Along the base is another ribbon with text.
On the back are two business stickers both relating to trophies.
The Mary Durack Award for Young Writers was originated by the libraries in the then Shires of Kalamunda, Mundaring, Swan and the Town of Armadale in 1979. There were five categories from Year 1 to Year 12 with prizes from a book to $120. There were multiple trophies, this being the last trophy that was awarded
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Text on top [Mary Durack Award for Young Writers] Text along bottom [Upper Secondary Section]
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This shield was awarded to winners of the Mary Durack Writers Award. The award was named after Mary Durack, a successful Western Australian author who played a large part to promote writing in the state.
The award was held by the City of Armadale, City of Swan, Shire of Kalamunda, and the Shire of Mundaring from 1979-2007 to recognise and support creative writing in those areas. This award is symbolic of the strength of the culture and the arts in the COA during the 1980s- early 2000s
