Noni Dowling completed her Bachelor of Arts from La Trobe University in 2006. There she pursued her passion for history, completing a Major in the subject. Through her studies she also discovered an abiding interest in criminology and the law. Noni thoroughly enjoyed researching and writing her article ‘Love is Murder: the Fated Affair of Frederick Jordan and Minnie Hicks’ because it wound these themes together. In the future she hopes to complete a Diploma of Education with the aim of teaching secondary level History and Legal Studies. A long-term ambition is to pursue further studies in History, covering research topics such as criminality in colonial Australia, and social justice, civil and human rights throughout history. While not studying at present due to family commitments, she continues to write for her own enjoyment.
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