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Anna Maria Bunn
Anna Maria Bunn (1808–1889) was the anonymous author of ''The Guardian: a Tale (by an Australian)'' (1838),〔The Guardian: a Tale/by an Australian, Sydney: Printed by J Spilsbury, 1838 (copy in Mitchell library, Sydney)〕 the first novel published on mainland Australia and the first in the continent by a woman.〔Clarke, Patricia ‘Anna Maria Bunn and The Guardian’ in ''Margins'' no. 73 November 2007〕 Bunn’s authorship was only established after an historian found a copy of the book in which her son had noted his mother’s authorship.〔Wilson, Gwendoline 'Anna Maria Murray: Authoress of ''The Guardian'' ' ''Australian Literary Studies'' Vol 3 no 2 October 1967 (pp 148–149)〕
==Life==
Anna Maria Murray was born in Ireland and in 1827 came to Australia with her father, who, as a retired army officer, was entitled to a free land grant in New South Wales. Her brother Terence Aubrey Murray also came out, while her brother James remained behind until he had finished training as a surgeon. A year later she married Captain George Bunn, a mariner and merchant, a brother of the English theatrical manager Alfred Bunn.〔''The Asiatic Journal and the Monthtly Register for British and Foreign India, China and Australasia'', vol. XIV, new series, May to August 1834, London, Parbury, Allen & Co., page 217〕 They settled in Pyrmont in Sydney. Captain Bunn died suddenly on 9 January 1834, aged 43, leaving Anna Maria aged 25 years, with two small sons and in financial difficulties.〔Clarke 2007, see above〕 It was in the five years after her husband’s death that she wrote the novel. In this time she alternated between living with her brother James, who owned Woden homestead and her brother Terence, who owned Yarralumla homestead, both in the area of present day Canberra. She had planned to return to Ireland, but this became impractical.〔( Richardson, Edwina 'The Spirit of St Omer - a Braidwood district historical garden' )〕
In 1852 she moved to live at St Omer in the Braidwood district a property of which had been owned by Captain Bunn but which the couple had never occupied.〔(St Omer Cottage and Garden, Register of the National Estate, Australian Heritage Database, file 1/08/300/0030 )〕 In 1860 her youngest son died from a fall from a horse, and five years later his wife and son died of typhoid fever, leaving a daughter Georgiana who was raised by Anna Maria.〔Richardson, see above〕
Bunn apparently wrote nothing else apart from her novel, but she did produce paintings of insects and flowers which are in the collection of the National Library of Australia.〔Clarke 2007, see above〕 She died at St Omer on 19 September 1889. Her grave is in the Braidwood General Cemetery.〔(australiancemeteries.com, Braidwood General Cemetery, data compiled and gathered by Barry Stephenson )〕
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