Elizabeth Ellis

The Peter Walker Fine Art Writing Award is an annual award which has been generously sponsored by Peter Walker Fine Art of Walkerville, South Australia since 1999. Peter Walker is a valued member and longstanding supporter of the Australiana Society. The Society is most grateful for his continued interest in its activities, and in Australiana in particular. All articles published in Australiana in 2017 are eligible for the 2017 Award.

The Peter Walker Fine Art Writing Award is an annual award generously sponsored by Peter Walker Fine Art of Walkerville, South Australia. Peter Walker is a valued member and longstanding supporter of the Australiana Society. The Society is most grateful for his continued interest in its activities, and in the journal in particular. All articles published in Australiana in 2016 are eligible for the 2016 Award.

Our first event after the last AGM was the show-stopping evening at the Mitchell Library to view the Macquarie collector’s chest, the Dixson collector’s chest and the Wallis album with Elizabeth Ellis and Richard Neville. This was one of the very best events that I can remember, with the unique opportunity to examine the two chests side by side and to see, at close quarters, the extraordinary Wallis album of watercolours and drawings found in Canada a few years ago. The presentations were fascinating and the discussion that followed was spirited and enlightening. Several members came from interstate, such was the drawing power of the event. I particularly want to thank Tim Cha for organising this