'The history community is saddened to learn of the passing of Dr Lorna McDonald OAM on 25 June 2017. Born in Portland, Victoria in 1916, Lorna moved to Rockhampton with her family in 1963. She studied externally via The University of Queensland, and in 1975 attained a Masters Degree for her thesis on land settlement in the Port Curtis and Leichhardt districts of Queensland. In 1985, Lorna was awarded a PhD for her thesis on the history of the cattle industry in Central Queensland. The same year, she became a member of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, an organisation she would have a long and productive relationship with, publishing papers in the Queensland History Journal and speaking at conferences and seminars organised by the Society.' (Introduction)
