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Catherine Pett
No full textCatherine was born in 1864 to James Cooper and his wife Eliza (nee Carty). Catherine married William Pett in Moonta on 14 May 1887. Catherine appeared on the 1891 Northern Territory Census listing her profession as teacher. In 1895 when Catherine was 31, she was one of the 82 women who enrolled to vote after the franchise was granted to South Australian and Territory women in 1894. Her occupation was listed as 'school teacher'. Catherine taught for 22 years at the Palmerston (later Darwin) Public School, commencing in 1889. She was on her own much of the time having to cope with up to 90 children. Catherine and her husband lost a son to croup when he was 5. Catherine was a much loved school mistress in Darwin, but left in 1910 to take up a similar position at Sandy Creek School in South Australia for a further 15 years. Catherine died at the Hutchinson Hospital in Gawler aged 65, leaving her husband and a son.School teache
Hamilton, Catherine Jane [pseud. Retlaw Spring] (1841–1935), author and journalist
Full text linkHamilton, Catherine Jane [pseud. Retlaw Spring] (1841-1935), author and journalist, was born on 25 January 1841 at Kilmersdon, Somerset, where she was baptized on 12 April 1841, the younger of two daughters of Richard Hamilton (1805?-1859), vicar of Kilmersdon, and his wife Charlotte, née Cooper (1809-1882), the fifth daughter of William Cooper, of Queens County, Ireland. She was of Irish heritage on both sides. Her father belonged to a military family with roots in Strabane (county Tyrone) - his father, John Hamilton, and her father’s four older brothers were all officers in the Fifth Foot – and was a graduate of Trinity College Dublin. He had been a bright scholar with an aptitude for languages, and as a preacher was praised for his powerful sermons and his ability to bring the Bible to life for his parishioners
Correspondence, Joseph E. and Catherine Dawe Davis
No full textLetter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, his approval of Catherine making cotton dresses, asking her to send a photo of her and Teddy, eating dinner at the post exchange, and his joy that Catherine has heard from their friends in Tonopah
Catherine Costello
No full textIn 1889 Catherine joined her family at their Northern Territory property on the Limmen Bight River, "Valley of the Springs", following school in Rockhampton. Her parents John and Mary had married at Goulburn in 1865 and had six children. The family abandoned the station in 1890 and moved with their cattle to the Lake Nash station. From 1891, Catherine often lived alone with her sister, Mary Jane and mother Mary Costello (nee Scanlan) at Lake Nash station near the Queensland border, while her father, John Costello, was away at other properties or mustering cattle. In 1895 when Catherine was 25 and still living at Lake Nash Station, she was one of the 82 women who enrolled to vote after the franchise was granted to South Australian and Territory women in 1894. Her occupation was listed as "spinster". This was shortly to be altered by her marriage to Andrew James Lynch, a drover, in Sydney in 1902. Kate had met Andrew in the Northern Territory. Andrew and Kate were to remain in New South Wales and have four children, but two died in infancy. Andrew died in 1936.Pastoralis
Episode 131: Compassionate Contrarians with Catherine Amey
No full textThis week on Knowing Animals we are joined by Catherine Amey. Catherine is a New Zealand based, independent scholar. We discuss her book ‘The Compassionate Contrarians: A history of vegetarians in Aotearoa New Zealand’, which was published by Rebel Press in 2014
Correspondence, Joseph E. and Catherine Dawe Davis
No full textLetter from Catherine to her husband Joe telling him that she gave his address to Pat, and giving him J.D.'s address. Catherine also discusses news from home, including breakfast with Mammy and their dog, Teddy, having fleas
Correspondence, Joseph E. and Catherine Dawe Davis
No full textLetter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including photos she is having copied, Mr. Keith's death, Shorty Ward's discharge, mowing the lawn, losing weight, and postcards she is having made of her and the pets
Dr. Jennifer Erkulwater and Dr. Catherine Bagwell – Faculty Author Interview
No full textFeatured authors are Dr. Catherine Bagwell, Associate Professor of Psychology and Dr. Jennifer Erkulwater, Associate Professor of Political Science. Dr. Rick Mayes is another co-author, but he is unable to join us today due to a research leave project in Peru. Their new book, Medicating Children: ADHD and Pediatric Mental Health, integrates analyses of the clinical, political, historical, educational, social, economic and legal aspects of ADHD and the medications and treatment surrounding the mental disorder
Interview with Catherine McCall
No full textInterview with Dr. Catherine McCall, graduate of UNCW's MFA in Creative Writing program and author of Lifeguarding: A Memoir of Secrets, Swimming, and the South
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