10 moments

1. Birth in Wellington

   1937-06-01 · Wellington, New South Wales, Australia

   Colleen Margaretta McCullough was born in Wellington, New South Wales.

2. Neurophysiology work at Royal North Shore Hospital

   1958-01-01 · Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

   McCullough began her professional neurophysiology career at Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital, where she founded and worked in its Department of Neurophysiology. The source supplies a 1958-63 employment span; the card is dated to its documented start year.

3. Research post at Yale Medical School

   1967-01-01 · Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

   McCullough began a decade-long research appointment in Yale's neurology department in New Haven, where she combined scientific work with early fiction writing. The source supplies a 1967-77 employment span; the card is dated to its documented start year.

4. Writing Tim at Yale

   1974-01-01 · Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

   

   While employed at Yale School of Medicine, McCullough published her first novel, Tim, beginning her successful literary career.

5. Permanent home on Norfolk Island

   1980-01-01 · Norfolk Island, Australia

   Following the success of The Thorn Birds, McCullough established a permanent home on Norfolk Island, which became her principal residence and writing base. The source dates her permanent move as three years after the 1977 publication of The Thorn Birds; coordinates are a representative point for Norfolk Island.

6. At home on Norfolk Island

   1990-01-01 · Norfolk Island, Australia

   A contemporary photograph captioned by the Guardian documents McCullough at her Norfolk Island home, where she pursued her writing and historical research. Coordinates are a representative point for Norfolk Island; the photograph caption supports year-level dating only.

7. Macular-degeneration treatment in Sydney

   2005-01-01 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

   McCullough spent several years in Sydney for treatment of macular degeneration, temporarily leaving her Norfolk Island home. The legal judgment documents a multi-year stay but does not identify a Sydney treatment facility; coordinates represent central Sydney.

8. Full-time return to Norfolk Island

   2010-01-01 · Norfolk Island, Australia

   By 2010, McCullough was again residing full time on Norfolk Island after her Sydney medical treatment period. Coordinates are a representative point for Norfolk Island.

9. Death at Burnt Pine

   2015-01-29 · Burnt Pine, Norfolk Island, Australia

   McCullough died at age 77 at Burnt Pine on Norfolk Island after a series of strokes and renal failure.

10. Burial at Emily Bay Cemetery

    2015-02-04 · Emily Bay Cemetery, Norfolk Island, Australia

    

    McCullough was buried at Emily Bay Cemetery on Norfolk Island following her funeral procession and graveside service. Coordinates represent the Emily Bay burial-ground area.