Prichard, Katharine Susannah, 1884-1969

Writer and member of the Communist Party of Australia, 1919-1969. Wife of Hugo Throssell, V.C. Born in Levuka, Fiji, the daughter of Thomas Henry Prichard. Died in Greenmount, Western Australia. Her novels include "The Pioneers" (1915), "Windlestraws" (1916), "Black Opal" (1921), "Working bullocks" (1926), "Coonardoo" (1928), "Haxby's circus" (1929), "Intimate strangers" (1939), "The Roaring nineties" (1946), "Golden miles" (1948) and "Winged seeds" (1950).

From the description of Papers of Katherine Prichard [manuscript]. 1851-1970. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225632784

Writer and political activist.

From the description of Letter, 1946 Aug. 16 [manuscript]. 1946. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 762864741

Writer and political activist. From the 1920s until her death in 1969 she lived at Greenmount, Western Australia, earning her living as a writer of novels, short stories and plays. In 1920 she became a founding member of the Communist Party of Australia and she visited the Soviet Union in the 1930s. She remained a member of the Communist Party of Australia until her death, with her political concerns being reflected in most of her published works.

From the description of Papers. 1935-1969. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222250424

Katharine Susannah Prichard was born in Fiji, and lived most of her life in Australia. A writer in diverse forms and genres, she was also active politically, notably as a founding member of the Communist Party of Australia and in many aspects of the women's movement. Among the first Australian novelists to achieve international fame, her writing often explores controversial issues, and provides a chronicle of Australian life.

From the description of Katharine Susannah Prichard letter to Michael Kowan, 1938 April 28. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50564372

Writer and member of the Communist Party of Australia, 1919-1969. Married to Hugo Throssell, V.C. Born in Levuka, Fiji, the daughter of Thomas Henry Prichard. Died in Greenmount, Western Australia.

From the description of Letters of Katharine Susannah Pritchard [manuscript]. 1947-1951. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222870912

From the description of Papers of Katharine Susannah Prichard [manuscript]. 1935-1965. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223915724