Emma Beach majored in historical records management for a bachelor’s degree in social science from the University of Melbourne. After a diverse career in information management she obtained a masters degree which assisted in writing articles for Inside History magazine and local history journals while enjoying her day-job as a librarian. A fan of Foxtel’s History channel, BBC historical dramas and old buildings that creak and groan, Emma first heard the story about Elizabeth Scott from her mother who used to ride her bike on the other side of the lane to avoid the ‘haunted house’. Her interest piqued, Emma researched the story of Elizabeth Scott, the first and, at age 23, the youngest woman to be hanged in the Colony of Victoria. When she is not pestering PROV staff Emma is down on the banks of the Delatite River where this story unfolds, enjoying its beauty and secrets.
Author email: emmadbeach@gmail.com
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