Dr Nicola Cousen completed her PhD in history at Federation University in 2017. Her thesis was the first in-depth biography of Dr James Stewart who was an Irish doctor and philanthropist on the Ballarat goldfield and left generous bequests to Ballarat institutions and the medical school at the University of Melbourne.
Author email: nicolacc@gmail.com
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