Fiona Poulton completed a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) at the University of Melbourne in 2007. She is currently in the final year of a Master of Public History at Monash University, and is working part‑time as a consulting historian. Through her work in heritage, she has become familiar with the land records held at Public Record Office Victoria (PROV). Fiona is currently working on her first commissioned history and completing a work placement at the Melbourne Museum. She is an accredited member of the Professional Historians Association (Victoria), serving on the Committee of Management as editor of the newsletter Pharos.
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