Letters from Victorian Pioneers to Governor La Trobe, 1853: No 18
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Letters from Victorian Pioneers to Governor La Trobe, 1853: No 18

ByMichael O'Donnell

Foster Fyans (1790-1870) played a significant role in the European settlement of Victoria and the dispossession of its Aboriginal people. This article examines a letter he wrote in 1853 about his experiences at that time. (more…)

Mary Jane Muirhead’s letter from Port Phillip to Ireland – Investigator December 2021
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Mary Jane Muirhead’s letter from Port Phillip to Ireland – Investigator December 2021

ByDaryl Wight

Transcribed and edited by Daryl Wight This letter is a rare example of a female correspondent writing about squatting life in early Victoria.  Unsentimental in tone, Mary Jane Muirhead, wife of squatter, Robert Muirhead, describes day-to-day (more…)