"Bill" Harney arrived in the Northern Territory in September 1919. He worked as a cattleman, a fisherman and then on roadworks for the government until 1940 when he was appointed Protector of Aborigines with the Native Affairs Branch. In 1948 he left Native Affairs Branch to focus on writing his book. Some years later, he was appointed the first Ranger for Ayers Rock and Mount Olga National Park. Source: NTDB, 2008: p.260-261.,
History
Harney embarked from Brisbane on board HMAT A50 'Itonus' on 30 December 1915. He was transferred to 9th Battalion in March 1916 and wounded in the leg on 6 January 1917. He returned to Australia on 12 April 1919 on HT 'Suffolk'.,
Subject
World War, 1914-1918,
Northern Territory,
Australia. Army. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps,
History,
ANZAC,
Related links
http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp?B=4932949,
http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/items/ACCNUM_LARGE/RCDIG1067578/RCDIG1067578--68-.JPG,
http://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/nominal_rolls/first_world_war/page/R1555228/,
http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/awm4/23/42/,
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/16353818,
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/26854243,
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http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/6378657,
http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/placenames/view.jsp?id=6400,
http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/placenames/view.jsp?id=6401,
http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/placenames/view.jsp?id=13445,
http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/placenames/view.jsp?id=6399,
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/5981629,
http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/placenames/view.jsp?id=6399 [NT Place Names Register : Harney Place],
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/16353818 [Black over Blue : the 25th Battalion, AIF at War, 1915-1918 by Bob Doneley. Toowoomba, Qld. : USQ Press, 1997.],
http://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/nominal_rolls/first_world_war/page/R1555228/ [Nominal Roll],
http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/placenames/view.jsp?id=6401 [NT Place Names Register : Harney Court],
http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/placenames/view.jsp?id=6400 [NT Place Names Register : Harney Street],
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/8475888 [From Anzac to the Hindenburg Line : the history of the 9th Battalion, A.I.F. by Norman K. Harvey. Uckfield, East Essex, U.K. : The Naval & Military Press in association with Imperial War Museum, 2009.],
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/6378657 [A bushman's life : an autobiography by William Edward Harney. Ringwood, Vic. : Viking ONeil, 1990.],
http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/items/ACCNUM_LARGE/RCDIG1067578/RCDIG1067578--68-.JPG [Embarkation Roll - HMAT A50 'Itonus'],
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/8470446 [Campaigning with the fighting 9th (in and out of the line with the 9BN A.I.F.) 1914-1919 by C.M. Wrench. Brisbane : Boolarong Publications for 9th Battalions Association, 1985.],
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/26854243 [Bill Harney's war by W.E. Harney. South Yarra, Vic. : Currey O'Neil, 1983. ],
http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/placenames/view.jsp?id=13445 [NT Place Names Register : Harney Island],
http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/awm4/23/42/ [Unit War Diary],
http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp?B=4932949 [Service Record],
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