Eliza Hamilton Dunlop — the Irish Australian poet who shone a light on colonial violence
- Written by Anna Johnston, Associate Professor of English Literature, The University of Queensland
Portrait of Eliza Hamilton Dunlop (no date), colour photograph of oil painting Wollombi Endeavour MuseumIn this series, we look at under-acknowledged women through the ages.
Eliza Hamilton Dunlop’s poem The Aboriginal Mother was published in The Australian on December 13, 1838, five days before seven men were hanged for their part in the Myall...





