- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE3663
Barney, Elise
- Birth name Rivers, Elise
Elise Barney, 1878 – Postmistress of Brisbane from 1855 to 1863
Image courtesy of State Library of Queensland (oai:alma.61SLQ_INST:99183506063302061)
- Born 21 October 1810, Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
- Died 5 July 1883, Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Australia
- Occupation Postmistress
Summary
Elise Barney was appointed to the position of postmistress at Brisbane, following the death of her husband Leiut. John Edward Barney.
Published resources
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Resource Section
- Barney, Elise (1811-1883), Cross, Manfred, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/AS10026b.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: Barney, Elise (1815-1883), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-714055