Trove Tuesday: the tragic tale of Lizzie Brophy
30 September, 2019
On a cool autumn day, 31 May 1881, Elizabeth Brophy was in her home at Jeffcott St, Melbourne with her six year old daughter Sarah and her other daughter, Lizzie, aged four[i]. Lizzie was handicapped and could neither speak nor walk. Her usual place was tied in her chair near the fireplace where “she rocked … More Trove Tuesday: the tragic tale of Lizzie Brophy
