Dunlop, Eliza Hamilton

Entry type: Person
Entry ID: AWE3684

(1796 – 1880)

Born 1796, County Armagh Ireland
Died 1880, Wollombi New South Wales Australia
Occupation Ethnographer

Summary

Eliza Dunlop arrived in Sydney with her family in 1838. She studied local Aboriginal language and song, and published poetry in The Australian, the Maitland Mercury and the Sydney Gazette. Dunlop’s play, The Cousins of Aledo, is held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney.

Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection
- Milson family - newscuttings and other miscellaneous material, 1880-1955
- Isaac Nathan - Sheet music published in Sydney, 1842-1862

Published resources

Resource Section
- Dunlop, Eliza Hamilton (1796-1880), Gunson, Niel, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010321b.htm
Edited Book
- 200 Australian Women: A Redress Anthology, Radi, Heather, 1988
Book
- The Aboriginal Mother and Other Poems, Dunlop, Eliza Hamilton, 1981
Resource
- Trove: Dunlop, Eliza Hamilton (1796-18800620), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-618587

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