Talk:Charlotte Elizabeth Austin

Sources

• 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 2020-04-12.

• "Mrs C. E. Austin". Obituary. Sydney Morning Herald. 22 November 1933. p. 21 – via National Library of Australia.

• "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.

• Fletcher, Brian Hinton (1999). History and achievement: a portrait of the honours students of Professor George Arnold Wood. Sydney: Braxus Press. ISBN 1875818022.

• "Memorial Clock at YWCA". The Sun. 23 July 1939. p. 40.

• Outline sketch of the Young Women's Christian associations of Australasia

Key points from ADB

• Lottie is nickname
• born in Dubbo to George Fullerton and wife Georginana Sara (nee Clarke)
• George Fullerton was commissioner of crown lands
• educated Rivière College in Woollahra
• University
  • graduated with first-class honours in history and second-class in English from the University of Sydney (B.A., 1902; M.A., 1905)
  • supervisor is George Arnold Wood
  • member of Australasian Student Christian Union
  • met husband at Uni
• Married Alfred Herbert Austin
  • ordained minister in December 1902
  • married 21 March 1903, Presbyterian Church, Randwick
• moved to S.A. for Alfred to become Congregational minister at Gawler (1903)
• move back to Sydney in 1905, pastor of Mosman Congregational Church
• charter member of YWCA national body in 1907
• joins YWCA board (when?), 1919 and 1922 presides of national conventions
• 1916 becomes general secretary of Sydney branch of YWCA, till end of 1917
• President of NSW ladies auxiliary of London Missionary Society (1911-17), secretary in 1928
• moved to Qld in 1918 to serve at church in Ipswich
• after 1918 - vice-president of the Brisbane YWCA and chair of the finance committee
• school teacher in NSW and Qld
• commissioner in the Western Moreton (Qld) district for the Girl Guides' Association
• went overseas in 1924 to 1926 (doing what?)
• Alfred dies on 30 December 1930

More research being undertaken

I am doing further research on this person, unfortunately due to COVID-19 its impossible for me to get to the State Library of NSW. I have purchased B. H. Fletcher's History and Achievement in the meantime to see what I can mine from this - will have more to add once I get this. - Chris.sherlock (talk) 10:53, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

My purchase was cancelled! This is unfortunate. - Chris.sherlock (talk) 08:12, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

I have purchased it from a different store. - Chris.sherlock (talk) 08:19, 26 April 2020 (UTC)