Christina Ellen Stead - Australian Dictionary of Biography Christina Ellen Stead (1902-1983), author, was born on 17 July 1902 at Rockdale, Sydney, only child of New South Wales-born parents David George Stead, naturalist, and his wife Ellen, née Butters Her mother died in December 1904, and Christina and her father then lived with his sister and niece In 1907 David Stead married Ada Gibbins and the new family moved to Lydham Hall, Bexley, an old
Helena Rubinstein - Australian Dictionary of Biography Helena Rubinstein (1870?-1965), cosmetics manufacturer, was born probably on Christmas Day 1870 (possibly 1871 or 1872) at Cracow, Austria (Poland) Her early life is sparsely documented By her own account she was the eldest of eight daughters (a son died in infancy) of Horace Rubinstein, an egg merchant of mediocre business abilities, and his wife Augusta, née Silberfeld She claimed to
Adrian Karl Quist - Australian Dictionary of Biography Adrian Karl Quist (1913–1991), tennis player, business executive, and sporting commentator, was born on 23 January 1913 in North Adelaide, eldest of five children of New South Wales-born Karl Hugo Quist, importer and sports-store proprietor, and his South Australian-born wife Carmen Lurline, née Wright Adrian’s grandfather Christian Ludwig Qwist had migrated from Denmark to the Victorian
Christopher Rawson Penfold - Australian Dictionary of Biography Christopher Rawson Penfold (1811-1870), medical practitioner and vigneron, was born on 2 August 1811, son of John Penfold, vicar of Steyning, Sussex, England, and his wife Charlotte Jane, née Brooks Trained at St Bartholomew's Hospital, he practised medicine at Brighton in 1838-44 On 26 May 1835 he married Mary, only daughter of Thomas Holt, medical practitioner of Edmonton, London Penfold
William Clark Haines - Australian Dictionary of Biography William Clark Haines (1810-1866), politician, was born at Hampstead, England, son of John Haines, physician, and his wife Jane, née Bliss He was educated at Charterhouse and in 1829-32 at Caius College, Cambridge (B A , 1833), where by family tradition he was a friend of Thackeray After practising surgery in England for some years, Haines migrated to Victoria and bought property near
Noel Leonard McGrowdie - Australian Dictionary of Biography Noel Leonard McGrowdie (1920-1961), jockey, was born on Christmas Day 1920 at Breakfast Creek, Brisbane, fifth child of native-born parents Charles Christopher McGrowdie, a jockey who had become a racehorse-trainer, and his wife Alice Josephine, née Brown After his father moved his business to Toowoomba, Noel helped around the stables At the age of 7 he started to win show events and from
Eugenia Falleni - Australian Dictionary of Biography Eugenia Falleni (c 1875-1938), convicted murderer, was born reputedly in Florence, Italy, and moved with her family to New Zealand about 1877 According to later medical reports, she had frequently run away as a child, seeking jobs in brickyards and other places where she dressed as a boy In her teens Falleni found employment aboard a ship that plied the south seas At some point during her
Rosa Caroline Praed - Australian Dictionary of Biography Rosa Caroline Praed (1851-1935), novelist, was born on 27 March 1851 at Bromelton on the Logan River, Queensland, third of eleven children of Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior and his first wife Matilda, née Harpur, niece of the poet Charles Harpur Her childhood was spent on her father's properties in the Logan and Burnett districts, at Cleveland and in Brisbane There were summers spent in Tasmania
Claude Alfred Haigh - Australian Dictionary of Biography Claude Alfred Haigh (1904-1980), confectioner and bloodhorse-breeder, was born on 19 January 1904 at Mile End, Adelaide, one of three children of South Australian-born Alfred Ernest Haigh, confectioner, and his wife Eliza Ann, née Harvey The family moved to Mount Gambier In 1915 Alfred purchased from Carl Stratmann the business in Adelaide which he named Haigh's Chocolates Claude was
Sir Wilfrid Russell Grimwade - Australian Dictionary of Biography GRIMWADE BROTHERS: Edward Norton (1866-1945), Harold William (1869-1949), and Sir Wilfrid Russell (1879-1955), businessmen, were sons of Frederick Sheppard Grimwade and his wife Jessie Taylor, née Sprunt, of Launceston Felton Grimwade Co , wholesale druggists formed in 1867, developed into firms manufacturing acids, salt, glass bottles, fertilisers and eucalyptus oil Grimwade left a