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Dunlop, Eliza Hamilton (1796 - 1880) |
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| Born: 1796 County Armagh, Ireland. Died: 20 June 1880 Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia. | |
| Eliza Hamilton Dunlop wrote verses that were published in various magazines. Her husband was a police magistrate and protector of Aborigines at Wollombi and Macdonald River and she took interest in the welfare of the Aborigines, as well as recognizing the literary worth of their songs and poems. Dunlop transliterated several Aboriginal songs and wrote on Aboriginal themes. She worked at preserving Aboriginal vocabularies. |
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