Background
Eliza O'Flaherty was born in England as the daughter of William Winstanley and Eliza Finch and emigrated to Australia with her family in 1833.
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Eliza O'Flaherty
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She left Australia in 1846, and enjoyed a successful career in England until 1864, performing privately for queen Victoria on several occasions. She has been referred to as the first Australian actor to have an international career. After 1864, she started a new career as a writer.
Works
Bitter-Sweet—So is the World
Red Hand (1866)
Entrances and Exits (1868)
The Mistress of Hawk's Crag (1864)
Twenty Straws (London, 1864)
What is To Be Will Be (London, 1867)
For Her Natural Life: A Tale of 1830 (1876).
