Fisher, Mary Lucy (Lala) (1872 - 1929)

Lala Fisher lived in London and worked as a journalist between 1897-1901. On her return to Australia she lived in Charters Towers and worked for various papers, including the radical New Eagle and Steele Rudd's Magazine. Later, in Sydney, she became the owner/editor of Theatre Magazine from 1909 to 1918.

Fisher published several volumes of poetry. She was a founding member of the Society of Women Writers.

• Fisher, Francis George (a.k.a.)
• Fisher, Mary Lucy (a.k.a.)
• Richardson, Mary Lucy (birth name)

Events

1897 - c. 1920

Career in journalism active

Founding member

• Society of Women Writers (Australia) (1980 - 2000)

Australian Women Exhibitions

• The Women's Pages: Australian Women and Journalism since 1850, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2008, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/cal/cal-home.html. [ Details... ]

Books

• Fisher, Lala, Earth Spiritual : verses, Caxton Printing Office, Sydney, New South Wales, 1918. [ Details... ]

Edited Books

• Fisher, Lala (ed.), By Creek and Gully : Stories and Sketches Mostly of Bush Life, Told in Prose and Rhyme, by Australian Writers in England, T. Fisher Unwin, London, England, 1899. [ Details... ]

Newspaper Articles

• Unknown, 'Lala Fisher: Obituary', The Bulletin, vol. 50, no. 2562, March 1929, p. 2 (The Red Page). [ Details... ]

See also

• Australian Dictionary of Biography Online, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au. [ Details... ]