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Patrick (b. 1888) and Reginald (b. 1894) to run Oakland Park and Euroka Springs, another station which the family had acquired north of Julia Creek. Robust and energetic, he honed his legendary horsemanship by riding with a band of wild young stockmen known as the 'Forest Devils'. In 1909 his parents and two of his sisters moved to Sydney. Property investments in Sydney further increased the family's vast wealth and in 1917 Quilty and Sons bought
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After school, Quilty began his grazier career with his father and brothers
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Australia, a skilled 'poddy-dodger' and he could be 'a bit of a menace.' Generous with his fortune, but not one to give praise, he participated enthusiastically in outback social activities. He bred and trained his own
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stockhorses, racehorses and polo ponies. He was a proud and enthusiastic horse lover with his racehorse Proud Boy earning him honours on the racetrack. He invested in the
Kimberley Hotel at Halls Creek and donated money for a grandstand at the local racing club. To raise funds for the
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Australia which is now the biggest professional endurance ride in the Southern Hemisphere. In 1976, Tom Quilty was awarded the prestigious O.B.E. the second highest ranking
105:. The poems are still in publication today. Tom Quilty is honoured for his immense and unrivalled contribution to the success of the Australian cattle industry and his notoriety as one of the most famous
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