Hilton Hamilton Walsh Hilton Hamilton Walsh i(A66993 works by)
Born: Established: 11 Jun 1923 Barmah, Nathalia - Barmah area, Yarrawonga - Cobram - Nathalia area, Northern Victoria, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 5 Dec 1997
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Yorta Yorta / Yota Yota ; Aboriginal Taungurong
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

BiographyHistory

Hilton Walsh was an artisan who carved emu eggs. Much of the cultural knowledge he used in his carvings was passed to him by his grandmother Annie Hamilton who would tell him stories in his sleep.

In 2021, participating in program Who Do You Think You Are?, actor Jack Charles—a member of the Stolen Generations who was removed from family aged four months—discovered that his father was Hilton Hamilton Walsh.

Some sources (including Wikipedia, as of 23 July 2024) identity Walsh as a Wiradjuri man, but Jack Charles described him to the Yoorrook Justice Commission as a Yorta YortaTaungurung man.

Most Referenced Works

Last amended 23 Jul 2024 09:16:24
BlackWords
Other mentions of "" in AustLit:
    X