Elizabeth Macarthur and Elizabeth Macquarie shared more than just a first name. They both made their mark in a man's world | History

By Mike Scanlon
February 19 2021 - 4:00pm
ENGAGING: The story of an enduring friendship between two courageous women.
ENGAGING: The story of an enduring friendship between two courageous women.

WHAT a feisty lot our pioneering colonial women were. Among the best known and colourful identities of that period were Mrs Elizabeth Macarthur and Mrs Elizabeth 'Betsey' Macquarie.

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