Charlotte Elizabeth Austin
Charlotte Elizabeth Austin | |
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| Born | Charlotte Fullerton 4 June 1878 Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 21 November 1933 (aged 55) St Lawrence Private Hospital, Chatswood, New South Wales |
| Resting place | Congregational section of the Field of Mars cemetery |
| Other names | Lottie |
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| Occupation | Community leader |
Charlotte Elizabeth Austin (née Fullerton; 4 June 1878–21 November 1933) was an Australian community worker. Born on 4 June 1878 to George Fullerton and Georgina Sarah, née Clarke in Dubbo, New South Wales,[1] her early schooling was at Rivière College in Woollahra. She later attended the University of Sydney and graduated with first-class honours in History and English under the supervision of noted historian George Arnold Wood.[2][1] She married the Reverend Alfred Herbert Austin on 21 March 1903 in Randwick Presbyterian Church.[1] After marriage the couple moved to South Australia where Alfred began as a Congregational minister, and in 1905 moved back to Sydney, where her husband became the pastor of Mosman Congregational Church.[1]
Published works[edit]
- Austin, Charlotte Elizabeth; National Young Women's Christian Association of Australasia (1913). Outline sketch of the Young Women's Christian associations of Australasia. National Board of the Young Women's Christian Associations of Australasia. Retrieved 13 April 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Fletcher, Brian Hinton (2005). "Austin, Charlotte Elizabeth (Lottie) (1878–1933)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. Supplementary Volume. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Mrs C. E. Austin: Death of Well-Known Welfare Worker". Topics for Women. The Sun. 22 November 1933. p. 23 – via National Library of Australia.
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