Baynton, Barbara

Entry type: Person
Entry ID: AWE3664

(1857 – 1929)

Born 4 June 1857, Scone, New South Wales, Australia
Died 28 May 1929, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation Writer

Summary

Barbara Baynton was one of the first Australian short story writers to receive literary recognition abroad. She drew inspiration from her early existence in the harsh Australian bush.

Baynton published Bush Studies in 1902; Human Toll in 1907; and Cobbers in 1917.

Archival resources

National Library of Australia, Manuscript Collection
- Papers of Barbara Baynton, 1907-1973 [manuscript]

Published resources

Resource Section
- Baynton, Barbara Jane (1857-1929), 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070221b.htm
Edited Book
- 200 Australian Women: A Redress Anthology, Radi, Heather, 1988
Resource
- Trove: Baynton, Barbara (1857-1929), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-736089

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