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Australian Women
Biographical entry
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Drinkwater, Estelle Alice |
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Estelle Drinkwater was a foundation member of the Democratic Labor Party and a once only candidate who stood for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Wyong in 1971. |
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Estelle Drinkwater, at the time of her campaign, was a triple certificated nurse, married and with a large family. She had travelled extensively and had nursed in almost every Australian state. She was a member of the Royal Society for the Welfare of Mothers and Babies, in whom she took a particular interest. |
| Sources used to compile this entry: Ephemera on NSW State and local elections, Box 3, Mitchell Library collection, State Library of NSW, Sydney. |
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Published by National Foundation for Australian Women on Australian Women's Archives Project Web Site Comments, questions, corrections and additions: awap@womenaustralia.info Prepared by: Acknowledgements Updated: 14 November 2008 http://womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE1427b.htm |