Keynote Panel: The hidden history of women
I was SO looking forward to participating in this panel, in real life. I wanted to meet the other speakers, catch up with the awesome facilitator, chat with audience members afterwards. But one of the few benefits of being forced by COVID-19 to pivot to an online format is this: what turned out to be…
Port Fairy Literary Weekend
Next weekend you’ll find me in Port Fairy, enjoying and talking about all things bookish. Even The Husband will be there (although it’s possible he’ll spend most of his time fishing…) Why don’t you join us, at the Port Fairy Literary Weekend? I’m on a panel with debut novelist Nicole Kelly (her book Lament is…
Mary Macarthur’s Hunter Valley Home
The home of one of Elizabeth Macarthur’s daughters looks set to be relocated – to make way for coal mining. According to this online article, The 1820s Ravensworth Homestead in the Hunter Valley, among the first agricultural properties in the area, is now in the way of a proposed expansion of the Glendell coal mine,…
Elizabeth Macarthur’s Grave
I took the opportunity, late last year, to visit Elizabeth Macarthur’s grave. The Macarthur family graveyard is on a quiet hill, about a mile away from and opposite the family home at Camden Park House (about 70kms south west of the Sydney CBD). Elizabeth’s son William, passionate about botany, planted the site with exotic palms,…