Mary Fortune, Australia’s first female crime-writer: Talking History with Lucy Sussex @eurekacentre9922

Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

This is a recording of a public lecture that was delivered live at the Eureka Centre on Thursday 4th June, 2026. In this talk, author Lucy Sussex talks about the gripping story of Australia’s first female crime writer, Mary Fortune, and her career-criminal son.

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