Louisa Lawson and Henry Lawson Chronology update

I've redesigned and added a page to the Louisa Lawson and Henry Lawson Chronology, so now there are five instead of ... ummm ... four. More than 90,000 words on two of Australia's most remarkable people.

The chronology, the only one of its kind on the Web, spans the years from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th and covers not just 'the Mother of Women's Suffrage' and her famous writer son, but the times in which they lived. It even lists many overseas events and people for the sake of context. I've also added a special feature: a constantly updating news section which shows Google news results for Henry Lawson.

Famous people, famous events
In the chronology you'll find famous and not-so-famous big events in Australian history, from the Eureka Stockade and Federation, to the rural 'terrorism' of the 1890s, when associates of Lawson let off a few bombs and set a few fires. You'll find famous characters of the time, like Ned Kelly and Captain Starlight, and people the Lawsons associated with, like Mark Twain, as well as leading Australian suffragettes, Henry's brother-in-law the famous and controversial politician Jack Lang, and of course the writers and artists of the period, like Banjo Paterson, Tom Roberts, Norman Lindsay, Miles Franklin and all of Henry's circle of mates when he was the most famous Aussie (as he probably still is today).

Then there are visitors to wild old Sydney Town in Henry and Louisa's times, like Robert Louis Stevenson, Harry Houdini, the Great Blondin, the Big Kahuna, Rudyard Kipling, Sarah Bernhardt, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Henry George, Annie Besant, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jack London, Tommy Burns & Jack Johnson, Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet, and many more.

There are lots of items, too, about early developments in cinema, when Australians were involved in the very first motion pictures in the world, creating full-length feature films and documentaries before any other country. I think you'll find it an interesting surf.

Your help is requested - tell friends
I would appreciate a link if you have an Australian or progressive site, or any site at all, because Google referrals require incoming links for ranking. Many thanks, and I hope you enjoy the chronology and will tell teachers, students and anyone you think might be interested, as I think you'll find it's a useful aid to research. Thank you.

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