Proud today to represent our Society of Women Writers NSW at ‘Woodlands’ the home of
Ethel Turner and where she wrote Seven Little Austalians.
I joined Our Co-presidents Pippa and Liz and members Terese and Daniella Jones. at the Annual Heritage day
to give honour to Ethel Turner, a founding member of of our society 100 years ago, which we celebrated last year 1925 – 2025.
What a great year we had.
I think Ethel Turner would’ve loved to experience the Smoking Ceremony and the playing of the Didgeridoo in her garden.
Remember she stood up to the English publishers who wanted to take out the Aborigine stories she had in her novels, refusing
to remove them and insisting also the Australian idioms were not to be changed to suit the English readers .
As we have leant Ethel Turner was ahead of her times in recognising the lives, cultures and origins of First Nations People.
Featured also was Abbey Lane with her wonderful Ethel Turner energy, Susannah Fullerton, and a talk with Peter Poole,
Ethel Turner’s Great grandson.
Today a didgeridoo laying in the garden
Ethel Turners desk and her writing 1925
