FROM being raised at the Moore River Native Settlement, where the movie Rabbit Proof Fence was based, to starting Western Australia’s first and only Aboriginal cattle backgrounding operation, Kevin Barron’s story is one for the history books.
Mr Barron grew up attending Moora Primary School and living at New Norcia and during his early years, he worked on many stations including as a station hand mustering and handling cattle and developed a passion for the pastoral industry.https://a49a7c4154623e4d25ecfc6b1521ecb4.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html
“I spent some time in New Norcia mission and when I was 16 I put what little possessions I had into a pillowcase, jumped out the window and hopped on a train to find my old man who was working at Walebing,” Mr Barron said.
“He asked me if I wanted to go to Meekatharra, where mum’s brother was, and when I got up there I went to Mount Augustus and learnt to ride horses and spent a lot of time around cattle.”