Pippa Kay has been doing a little research and got distracted by Trove and Google: In an article from the magazine The Commonwealth Home which was formerly the Australian Home, dated September 11 1925 on page 10, I found the following under Women’s Clubs and Coteries by Ino. I…
Should you wish to download these Reflections on our 100 years as a keepsake, there is a pdf at the end of this article. The Society of Women Writers NSW Inc. Centenary 2025 Honouring and reflecting on the legacy and dedication of present and past presidents and supporters for their…
Dressed in her spangled tights, before Helen performed her poem (below), she read the wording from this plaque, located outside the State Library of NSW, an appropriate introduction: Female School of Industry 1826-70 The colony was short of servants. In this school, originally a light-horse barracks, the ladies of Sydney…
Valerie Pybus did us proud in an interview with Sarah Macdonald on ABC Radio 702 on 2 September 2021. Valerie talked knowledgeably about The Society’s history and plans for our centenary celebrations, as well as Ruth Park growing up in New Zealand, Australia and Norfolk Island, and about Beatie Bow.…
