Rosamund Burton will talk on Whispering Wire: Tracing the Overland Telegraph Line through the Heart of Australia Rosamund followed the path of the largely forgotten 3200-kilometre Overland Telegraph Line from Adelaide to Darwin.
Born in Ireland, Rosamund Burton grew up in England, until her father was employed on the Lismore Estate, and the family lived in the east wing of Lismore Castle. Her first book, Castles, Follies and Four-Leaf Clovers is about walking St Declan’s Way.
Rosamund went on to become an actress, performing at Dublin’s Gate and Gaiety Theatres, and in the film Educating Rita with Julie Walters and Michael Caine. Her first book, Castles, Follies and Four-Leaf Clovers is about walking St Declan’s Way. She moved to Australia in the mid-1990s following her fascination with her mother’s stories of growing up in Australia, and now lives in Sydney with her husband Steve. Her second book, Whispering Wire: Tracing the Overland Telegraph Line through the Heart of Australia, was published in late 2022.
Books By Rosamund Burton
Castles, Follies and Four-Leaf Clovers
Whispering Wire: Tracing the Overland Telegraph Line
Web Site: www.rosamundburton.com
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