Florence Eliza Lord

Florence Eliza Lord

Florence Eliza Lord (1879–1942) was a journalist in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She is best known for her long-running series of articles on Brisbane's Historic Homes in The Queenslander newspaper. She sometimes published under the pseudonym of Wilga.[1]

Early life

Florence Eliza Lord was born on 22 July 1879 in Cockatoo, Queensland, the daughter of William Lord, a grazier, and his wife Marianne (née McLean). After the death of her father in 1903, Florence and her mother relocated to Brisbane,[1] where Florence worked as a governess[2] and a lady's companion.[3][4]

Journalism

During the 1920s and 1930s, Florence Lord published sketches and articles on history and travel in the Brisbane Courier (later The Courier-Mail) and The Queenslander newspapers.[1]

Florence Lord was a member of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, the Lyceum Club and the Queensland Town and Country Club.[1] Being socially well-connected, she was able to gain access to many of Brisbane's finest homes to produce her newspaper series on Brisbane's Historical Homes.[5][6]

Later life

In the late 1930s she retired to Melbourne and in 1937 was living in Collingwood.[7]

Florence Lord died on 27 June 1942 at a private hospital in Camberwell, Victoria.[1][8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Florence E. Lord". AustLit. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Queensland Electoral Roll, 1906
  3. ↑ Queenland Electoral Roll, 1913
  4. ↑ Queensland Electoral Roll, 1922
  5. ↑ Harrison, Jennifer (2009-01-01), Echoes of the past time: Miss Lord and Brisbane's historic homes, Professional Historians Association (Queensland), retrieved 8 February 2015
  6. ↑ "OBITUARY.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane: National Library of Australia). 25 July 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  7. ↑ Victorian Electoral Roll, 1937
  8. ↑ "Family Notices.". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 29 June 1942. p. 2. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

Further reading

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, May 18, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.