Libby Connors

Elizabeth Louise Alice Connors (born 8 August 1960)[1] is Associate Professor of History at the University of Southern Queensland.

Libby Connors
Born (1960-08-08) August 8, 1960
AwardsQueensland Premier's Award for a work of State Significance (2015)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Queensland (BA [Hons], PhD)
ThesisThe "Birth of the Prison" and the Death of Convictism: The Operation of the Law in Pre-separation Queensland 1839 to 1859 (1990)
Doctoral advisorKay Saunders
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineLegal history
Environmental history
Colonial history
InstitutionsUniversity of Southern Queensland
Notable worksWarrior (2015)

In 1992, Connors co-wrote Australia's frontline : remembering the 1939-45 war with Lynette Finch, Kay Saunders and Helen Taylor.

In 1999, Connors published A history of the Australian environment movement with co-author Drew Hutton.

In 2015 Connors received the Queensland Premier's Award for a work of State Significance for Warrior: A Legendary Leader's Dramatic Life and Violent Death on the Colonial Frontier.[2] The book followed Dalla lawman Dundalli from his life in southeast Queensland to his execution outside Brisbane gaol on 5 January 1855.[3]

References

  1. South, Val (2007). An Invaluable Life: A Memoir. As told to Ryan, Marie. Brisbane: Marie Ryan. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-646-47155-6.
  2. Wilson, Rohan (23 May 2015). "Aborigines and Brisbane settlers at war in Libby Connors' book". The Australian.
  3. Connors, Libby (2005). "Dundalli (1820–1855)". Australian Dictionary of Biography.
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