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Collage was another media that appealed to Elizabeth Durack. She employed it through most decades, handled it deftly and through it was able to convey the essentials of places she knew and loved. Northern inland roads, the Swan River and local beaches were favourite subjects for this medium.

Kimberley Calls is the general title for a set of work honouring the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. In April and May 1981 when the RFDS was based in Wyndham, Western Australia, Elizabeth Durack flew with doctors to many remote northern outposts. Revealing an innate sense of design these bold bright works capture the essence and variety of Kimberley landscape from the air. They also acknowledge the dedication of those associated with the RFDS. The examples selected here are from a series of some 40 works first exhibited, in association with the RFDS, in Georges Gallery, Melbourne in November 1981.