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newspapers in the late 19th-century. Durkin was a son of Michael Durkin, born at sea off the coast of Africa (Lat. 29° S , Long. 3° W) aboard the SS ''West Wind'', departed New York 6 September 1852; after many delays arrived at Melbourne on 28 April 1853; eight months port-to-port. He was contributing to '' The Bulletin'' by 1889, and in 1893 he succeeded George Rossi Ashton as ''The Bulletins Melbourne cartoonist. He was staff artist for

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'' newspaper, which failed after being successfully sued by Constable Cornelius Crowe, who was involved in the death in custody of one Alfred Gauge, and was criticised for his behavior in an editorial illustrated by a cartoon of a policeman cheerfully bludgeoning the head of a helpless drunk. He gave gave drawing lessons to Edward Dyson's brothers

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which appeared in ''

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'' of 1874 is held by the Australian National Portrait Gallery. He was married to Alice Durkin. A son, also named Thomas Coleman Durkin, died in

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on 17 June 1956.

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