In an eternal search for wonder and joy in small things and still spaces, this blog aims to celebrate the beauty of the natural world through the ramblings of a history nerd who loves bushwalking, photography, butterflies and books.
Trisha Fielding
Hello! I am a writer, historian, and amateur photographer living in North Queensland, Australia.
All photographs on this blog (including all Header/Banner images) are © Trisha Fielding, unless otherwise captioned. Please contact me if you would like to use any of my photographs.
Author Biography:
Trisha Fielding is a professional historian and writer whose published works include the books Neither Mischievous nor Meddlesome: the Remarkable Lives of North Queensland’s Independent Midwives 1890-1940 (2019), Queen City of the North: a history of Townsville (2016), Flinders Street, Townsville: a Pictorial History (2010) and the history blogs North Queensland History and Women of the North. She has written more than 120 historical articles for the Townsville Bulletin and has presented guest lectures, talks and workshops for State Library of Queensland, Museum of Tropical Queensland, James Cook University, Queensland Writers Centre and CityLibraries Townsville. In 2015, Trisha was a joint winner of the John Oxley Library Award, awarded in recognition of her ongoing contribution to sharing the history of North Queensland. She holds a Master of History degree from the University of New England, a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction (majoring in History and Journalism) from the University of Southern Queensland and a Graduate Certificate of Creative Writing from Edith Cowan University.
Most recent work:
Expedition to the Great Barrier Reef: The story of a ground-breaking scientific mission to Low Isles, Queensland in 1928-1929, and an overview of its legacies (eBook), published by James Cook University Library, 2023.
The Hospital Under the Hill: a History of Mount Isa’s Underground Hospital, Forthcoming, 2023.
Asleep in the Deep: a love lost on the SS Yongala, published by the Townsville Museum and Historical Society, 2022.
A University for the North: James Cook University 1970-2020, published by Bounce Books, 2021.
Trisha also contributed nine written works for JCU Library’s landmark 2020 exhibition: 50 Treasures: Celebrating 50 Years of James Cook University.
Travels in the Sublime 