This interesting piece has been contributed by a long term associate of mine, Robin Walsh. Robin is acknowledged as Australia’s foremost expert on the Macquarie era. For many years he was Librarian at Macquarie University. He edited and compiled the book, In Her Own Words; the Writings
Read more →The grave of 37 year old Lachlina Elizabeth Scott Walker in Tasmania’s Longford Pioneer Cemetery raises an interesting question. What was the origin of her unusual first name? Here is the registration of her birth; Now in my opinion Lachlina was named for a colonial
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