About Helen Heney
Lived 1907 – 1990 (aged 83). Helen Heney was an Australian historian.
Helen Heney (1907 - 26 August 1990) was an Australian author. She was educated at the University of Sydney and lived in Poland from 1929 to 1935. She wrote fiction, social commentary and translation.
Writings Novels The Chinese Camellia (1950) The Proud Lady (1951) Dark Moon (1953) The Quiet Dust (1956) The Leaping Blaze (1962)
Non fiction Australia's Founding Mothers (1978) Dear Fanny : women's letters to and from New South Wales, 1788-1857 - editor
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Who was Helen Heney?
Australian historian
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Helen Heney was born on 18 April 1907 in Neutral Bay.
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Helen Heney died on 26 August 1990.
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Helen Heney was a historian.
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Helen Heney was Australian.
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