Lillian Mackay

Tapestry series no. 1 Contributed by Gaye Brennan (great niece) Lillian was a nurse in the Australian Army Nursing Service from 30/06/1917–03/07/1919. In those days a nurse had to pay a fee to be trained. She did her training at Beechworth in Victoria. At one time she...
Edna Dorothy Briggs

Edna Dorothy Briggs

Tapestry series no. 6 Contributed by Barbara Briggs (modified 24.6.1996) Among Edna Briggs’s chief characteristics were her interest in science and knowledge, her strong social concern, and the way she supported others — especially her husband and daughters — at...