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Reference to the index of 2 scrapbooks compiled by sisters Susannah Jane Earle and Myrtle Walker. Their father was Thomas Blackmore (1848-1929 or 30), farmer of Nugent, and their mother was Louisa Maria, daughter of B Reardon of Forcett.
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Abstract
Both scrapbooks contain mostly undated cuttings from unidentified but chiefly local newspapers (e.g Hobart Mercury and Tasmanian Mail), and magazines (e.g Sydney Bulletin and Mirror). Often cuttings are from Saturday supplements or the 'Pink Page' of the Bulletin. Topics reflect women's interests: anecdotes and folklore; poems and stories by Australian authors {e.g article about Marie Bjelke Peterson, Tasmania, novelist(; local history (e.g paragraph about descendents living in Tasmania of Capt. Michael Connor of the First Fleet); news of members of the family (e.g brother, A R Blackmore enlists and resigns from teaching at Adventure bay School).
| Item Type: | Other |
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| Authors/Creators: | Earle, Susannah Jane and Walker, Myrtle and Blackmore, Thomas and Earle, John |
| Keywords: | Tasmania, van diemens land, social history, history, colony, colonial, Australia, indexes, University of Tasmania, Library, private deposits, archives, Collections, catalogue, Special, index, |
| Publisher: | University of Tasmania Library Special and Rare Materials Collection |
| Collections: | Other Special Collections |
| Additional Information: | University of Tasmania Library, Special and Rare Materials Collection - Private Deposit M.18 |
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