Man Sue Bach, 1790–1862: the ‘oldest Chinese colonist’ in New South Wales
All in all we know very little about Australia’s very earliest Chinese residents. Best known is Mak Sai Ying, or John Shying, who arrived in Sydney as a free settler in 1818, working first as a carpenter with John Blaxland…
‘Returning home alone’: my paper for the Lilith Conference
On 10 May, I will be speaking at the Lilith Conference: ‘Women without men: Spinsters, widows and deserted wives in the nineteenth century and beyond’, at the ANU. It sounds like such a great conference, and I’m excited to be…
‘Converted’ at Nundle, 1885
From the Australian Town and Country Journal of Saturday, 6 June 1885: Nundle. May 29. CONVERTED.—The Rev. G Snailes, of Primitive Methodist connection, visited this part of his station lately. During his stay amongst us he officiated at a very…