Research Rabbit Holes
It’s a shame that many people don’t realise Australian history is full of fascinating characters and stories like Sun Tong Lee and Moy Quong Tart. More and more, however, such stories are being lifted up into light. Long may it continue.
Cursive Script
Is cursive script so-named because it is cursed? A brief discussion of the joys – and frustrations – of working with archival records written in cursive script.
Louisa Lawson – the full picture?
As a researcher I’m certainly beginning to learn that the images held by an archive are often just as valuable as the words. And, fortunately, Louisa Lawson’s archive in the Mitchell Library contains a wealth of images. But do they offer the full picture?
Louisa Lawson
Louisa Lawson (1848-1920) was a farmer, poet, writer, and a successful newspaper owner. She established Dawn, Australia’s first journal for women readers and lobbied publicly and successfully for women’s rights – including the right to vote. Yet today she is best known, if at all, for being Henry Lawson’s mother. Outspoken, uncompromising, opinionated – Louisa Lawson…