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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Florence E. Lord". AustLit. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ Queensland Electoral Roll, 1906
- ^ Queensland Electoral Roll, 1913
- ^ Queensland Electoral Roll, 1922
- ^ Harrison, Jennifer (1 January 2009), Echoes of the past time: Miss Lord and Brisbane's historic homes, Professional Historians Association (Queensland), retrieved 8 February 2015
- ^ "OBITUARY". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 25 July 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ Victorian Electoral Roll, 1937
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 29 June 1942. p. 2. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
Further reading[edit]
- Harrison, Jennifer (1 January 2009), Echoes of the past time: Miss Lord and Brisbane's historic homes, Professional Historians Association (Queensland) — full text available online
External links[edit]
- "Brisbane's Historic Houses". NLA Trove. — online access to Florence Lord's Historic Houses series