Sarah Chinnery

Sarah Johnston Chinnery (née Neill; 1887 – 1970) was a British-Australian photographer and diarist, known for her photographs and diaries of sixteen years in the Territory of Papua New Guinea during the 1920s and 30s. Quotes About Her "In addition to her photographic work, Chinnery kept extensive diaries of her time in New Guinea and Papua. She began to rewrite her diaries as a book in the mid-1930s, but abandoned this work after the 1937 volcanic eruption in Rabaul, after which she returned to Australia." Chinnery, Sarah (1887–1970)". Australian Women's Register. The National Foundation for Australian Women. Retrieved 12 April 2025 "Her manuscripts were typed up by her four daughters and donated to the National Library of Australia, which published them in 1998 as Malaguna Road: The Papua and New Guinea Diaries of Sarah Chinnery, edited by Kate Fortune." Chinnery, Sarah (1887–1970)". Australian Women's Register. The National Foundation for Australian Women. Retrieved 12 April 2025. "Chinnery did not exhibit her work during her lifetime, but her photographs were published in several of Australia's major newspapers, along with articles and anecdotes written by her. In March 1935, she produced a three-page article and photo spread for the weekend magazine of The New York Times." Chinnery, Sarah (1887–1970)". Australian Women's Register. The National Foundation for Australian Women. Retrieved 12 April 2025. External Links Category:1887 births Category:1970 deaths Category:Women from Australia Category:Women born in the 1880s Category:Photographers from Australia