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9781743055519

Miss Marryat's Circle

A not so distant past

Cheryl Williss

In 1915, the second year of the Great War, Mabel Marryat - granddaughter of South Australia's first colonial chaplain Charles Howard - joined the newly formed League of Loyal Women. Mabel was active in the League's emergency corps, 'women who are prepared to give their service in any need that may arise'. It wasn't long before Mabel was appointed Honorary Supervisor of the Red Cross Depot at the Keswick Military Hospital: No. 7 AGH. After the war, the hospital was renamed RGH Keswick. Here Mabel stayed for 30 years.

This book gives voice to the women of South Australia's first 110 years of European settlement and opportunity to reflect on the changing position of women in society. But the spotlight shines on Mabel. Her long and devoted community service - particularly to her 'Diggers' - was extraordinary.

This story is for the women of Australia - women just like Mabel - who, quietly, do the extraordinary.

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Cheryl Williss grew up in the Adelaide beachside suburb of Brighton and now lives on a semi-rural property in the Adelaide Hills. Cheryl is sixth-generation South Australian with several families arriving in the first three years of colonial settlement. She has long held a keen interest in South Australia's social history, particularly women's history and the untold stories. She is the author of The Pioneers Association of South Australia: The first 80 years and a regular contributor to that association's quarterly journal, The Pioneer.

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ISBN   9781743055519
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IMAGES   16 pp greyscale photographs
PAGE COUNT   336
DIMENSIONS   210 x 140 mm