Doreen Braitling

Doreen Rose Braitling (nee Crook) (1904 – 5 February 1979) was a pioneering pastoralist and heritage advocate of Central Australia.

After moving from Mount Doreen Station to Alice Springs in 1959, Braitling became involved in the preservation of the town's historic buildings through the National Trust of the Northern Territory Inc. She was often called upon to give talks on the history of Central Australia, which were broadcast on radio.

[2] The Crook family travelled to Central Australia in 1909, to Doreen's uncle's cattle station Glen Helen.

Braitling was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in 1979 for her services to the Northern Territory community but died before the presentation.

Three of her poems were put to music by local musician Ted Egan who described her writing as "full of the most precise comment and expressed in a way that declares absolute authenticity".