Louisa Australia Blaxland b. 22 May 1807

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A member of the aristocratic Blaxland family, Louise Australia was the sixth of 11 children, acquiring her middle name as the first 'native' born child after her parents emigration. Despite being encouraged to sketch by her mother, none of her drawings survive, indeed Blaxland is best known for her unsuccessful petition to have Newington, her family home at Parramatta, turned into a public memoria
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References [<ExternalResource: Roxburgh, Rachel (1974), 'Early Colonial Houses of New South Wales', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Mowle, L.M. (1978), 'A Genealogical History of Pioneer Families of Australia', Adelaide, SA.>]