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Elizabeth (Lily) Blackman (1851–1927)

Elizabeth Morris worked as a sewing mistress for the New South Wales Department of Education from 1882 until 1897. She married William Moore in Perth on 10 April 1897. The couple returned to New South Wales in 1901 and lived at Tempe. She died on 13 October 1927 at her home of tuberculosis.

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  • death notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 14 October 1927, p 10

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'Blackman, Elizabeth (Lily) (1851–1927)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/blackman-elizabeth-lily-27238/text37044, accessed 19 April 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Morris, Elizabeth
Birth

6 April, 1851
Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

13 October, 1927 (aged 76)
Tempe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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