Christine Fernon Christine Fernon i(A117542 works by)
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1 The First Three Fleets and Their Families : The Lives and Legacies of Australia’s Early Colonial Settlers Christine Fernon , 2023 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Journal of Biography and History , no. 7 2023; (p. 123-133) 'As the Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB) edits the last batch of entries for those who died in the 1990s, we are also preparing for our next project, revising its earliest volumes—dealing with the colonial period—published in the 1960s. Those articles will be revised or rewritten where appropriate, and many new entries added. We are also undertaking several online biographical research projects focusing on the colonial period. The First Three Fleets and Their Families is one of them. For the ‘Fleeters’ project, we are creating biographical entries on the ADB’s companion website, People Australia (PA), for all those who set sail from the United Kingdom for the New South Wales colony, be they convict, sailor or colonial administrator, in the first three fleets from 1787 to 1791. Those who died en route are included as well. It is estimated that about 4,500 men, women and children made that perilous journey. We are also adding entries for the children and grandchildren of Fleeters (mostly convicts) who remained in the colony. The bulk of the biographical records created so far fall within the colonial period or early twentieth century, though a few of the Fleeters’ grandchildren died in the 1940s and the spouse of one grandchild died as late as 1971. Entries are being indexed using the same terms applied to all ADB entries: birth and death dates and place, cultural heritage, religion, cause of death, the ship arrived on, education, occupation, workplace, military service, involvement in key events and organisations, awards, as well as terms developed specifically for this project (more about that later).' (Introduction)
1 y separately published work icon The ADB's Story Melanie Nolan (editor), Christine Fernon (editor), Canberra : ANU E View , 2013 12037148 2013 anthology criticism
1 Staggering out of the Wilderness Christine Fernon , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , August vol. 18 no. 11 2008; (p. 3-8) Story of the National Library of Australia and its long history until a permanent building for the collection was opened on 15 August 1968 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
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