- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE3664
Baynton, Barbara
- Former married name Frater, Barbara
Former married name Baynton, Barbara
Married name Allanson-Winn, Barbara Janet Ainsleigh
Also known as Lady Headley
Birth name Lawrence, Barbara Janet Ainsleigh
Barbara Baynton, circa 1892
- Born 4 June 1857, Scone, New South Wales, Australia
- Died 28 May 1929, Toorak, Victoria, Australia
- Occupation Writer
Summary
Barbara Baynton was one of the first Australian short story writers to receive literary recognition abroad. She drew inspiration from her early existence in the harsh Australian bush.
Baynton published Bush Studies in 1902; Human Toll in 1907; and Cobbers in 1917.
Archival resources
Published resources
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Resource Section
- Baynton, Barbara Jane (1857-1929), 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070221b.htm
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Edited Book
- 200 Australian Women: A Redress Anthology, Radi, Heather, 1988, https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20071105022623/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/78644/20071105-1315/www.200australianwomen.com/index.html
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Resource
- Trove: Baynton, Barbara (1857-1929), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-736089