Florence Broadhurst

“I create so I know I am living” — Florence Broadhurst

Florence Broadhurst lived an eccentric and creative life. Florence was born in rural Queensland on 28 July 1899. Her theatrical talents were evident and she participated in local eisteddfods winning prizes. This talent was to be her ticket out of the rural Queensland, when she joined a singing group. Her singing led her initially to India and China throughout the 1920s.It then saw her begin her own school of performing arts and etiquette, The Broadhurst Academy, in Shanghai, China.

Florence became known