Anne Drysdale and Caroline Newcombe were squatters. They established a successful sheep farm at a time when women rarely owned property and they did so in the Port Phillip district, a place that, at the time, was still regarded by the British as terrifyingly remote.| ergo.slv.vic.gov.au
The relationship between Drysdale and Newcomb is, in a low key way, occasionally celebrated by the queer community. But the diary provides few insights into the women’s emotional lives| Australian Women Writers Challenge Blog