"Thirty Years in Australia" is a memoir written by Ada Cambridge, a 19th-century Australian writer. The book details her experiences as an Englishwoman settling in Australia with her husband in the late 19th century. The memoir chronicles Cambridge's life in Australia, including her struggles with homesickness and isolation in a new country, as well as her impressions of Australian society and culture. She also writes about her experiences as a mother, raising her children in Australia. Cambridge also touches on broader themes related to Australian society, such as colonialism, race relations, and gender roles. She discusses the treatment of Indigenous Australians by white settlers and the ways in which Australian society was shaped by its colonial past. The book also provides insight into the challenges of establishing a home in a new country, including the difficulties of building a house and the challenges of making a living in a new environment.
Australian writer Ada Cambridge, afterwards known as Ada Cross, was born in England on November 21, 1844, and died on July 19, 1926. She produced around 25 pieces of fiction, three collections of poetry, and two autobiographies. She travelled to Australia after getting married to the Rev. George Frederick Cross in 1870. She spent a lot of time writing about her stay in Australia before her away in Melbourne in 1926. Dr. K. Stuart Cross, her son and daughter, were left to care for her. Cambridge started writing in the 1870s in an effort to support her family. Up the Murray, her first book, was published in 1875 but was not released independently. She did not become famous as a writer until 1890, with the release of A Marked Man. She served as the Women Writers Club's inaugural president and was given honorary life membership in Melbourne's Lyceum Club. She was recognized for her contribution to Australian writing by having Cambridge Street in Canberra named in her honor. There are now four Ada Cambridge Prizes, each of which has a monetary component. The first one was given out in 2005.
