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Eliza FORLONGE
Also known as: née Jack, Betty Jack, Eliza Forlong
Born: 21 October 1784
Died: 5 August 1859
Resources
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Image - Statue of Eliza Forlong with a merino sheep in Campbell Town, Tasmania
Description: Statue of Eliza Forlong with a merino sheep in Valentine Park, Campbell Town, Tasmania. A plaque describes how Forlong (born Eliza Jack, 1784, Glasgow, died 1859) walked throughout Saxony to purchase merino sheep which were brought to Tasmania. Date: 26 July 2019, 11:22:49 +10:00 Source: Own work Author: Sculpture by Peter Corlett, photo by Gary Houston Camera location: 41° 55′ 41.71″ S, 147° 29′ 38.16″ E
Wikimedia Commons: File:Eliza Forlong by Peter Corlett 20190726-005.jpg
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Image - Statue of Eliza Forlong with a merino sheep in Campbell Town, Tasmania
Description: Statue of Eliza Forlong with a merino sheep in Valentine Park, Campbell Town, Tasmania. A plaque describes how Forlong (born Eliza Jack, 1784, Glasgow, died 1859) walked throughout Saxony to purchase merino sheep which were brought to Tasmania. Date: 26 July 2019, 11:22:26 +10:00 Source: Own work Author: Sculpture by Peter Corlett, photo by Gary Houston Camera location: 41° 55′ 41.78″ S, 147° 29′ 37.99″ E
Wikimedia Commons: File:Eliza Forlong by Peter Corlett 20190726-004.jpg
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References
Shire of Euroa, Seven Creeks Country. “Eliza and William Forlonge of Seven Creeks Station”. Letter to Molly Clark, National Pioneer Women’s Hall of Fame, no date.
The Australian Women's Register. “Forlong, Eliza (1784 - 1859)”. accessed 23 January 2020.
Wikipedia. “Eliza Forlonge”. accessed 23 January 2020.
