Professor Russell – Moreton Bay and More

The Career of “Professor” Russell in New South Wales.

Well, this might have worked in rural Queensland, but the good citizens of Newcastle did not feel the need to make “Dr. Sir George Russell” part of their medical fraternity. The bright lights of Sydney A few months later, Professor Russell fetched up in Sydney, opened premises at 146 William Street, and began to advertiseContinue reading “The Career of “Professor” Russell in New South Wales.”

The Career of “Professor” Russell in Queensland

Part 1 – the professor of the comb and scissors 19th century Queensland was a place where a person could change their fortune and make a new life. In some cases, people completely reinvented their lives. An ambitious hospitality worker married her way up to the squattocracy, not troubling herself with the messy and expensiveContinue reading “The Career of “Professor” Russell in Queensland”