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Octoman, Janette Hannum (1879 - 1971)

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Born
14 November 1879
Tumby Bay, South Australia
Died
23 October 1971
Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation
Farmer's wife, Justice of the Peace and Political candidate

Summary

Janette Octoman became a justice of the peace in Adelaide in 1927. She was elected to the state executive of the merged Liberal and Country League in 1932. In 1937 she stood for the seat of Flinders but was defeated by a local farmer. Octoman was a founding member of the Tumby Bay branch of the Country Women's Association. She stood for party endorsement three times at state level after the 1937 defeat, and once for the Senate, but was unable to win selection.

Sources used to compile this entry: Fletcher, Philippa L., 'Octoman, Janette Hannum (1879-1971)', in Australian Dictionary of Biography Online, Australian National University, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A150599b.htm.

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See also

  • Parker, Heather, The First Fifty Years: Golden Jubilee History of the South Australian Country Women's Association, South Australian Country Women's Association, Kent Town, 1979, 329 pp. Details
  • Radi, Heather (ed.), 200 Australian Women: A Redress Anthology, Women's Redress Press, Sydney, 1988, 258 pp. Also available at http://nla.gov.au/nla.arc-78644. Details

Barbara Lemon

Created: 8 October 2008, Last modified: 27 October 2008

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