Biography - Selina Sarah (Senie) Anderson

Selina Sarah (Senie) Anderson (1878–1964)

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in the Biographical Register of the Australian Labour Movement, 1788-1975
online in 2016

Selina Sarah Anderson née Charters (1878-1964) Parliamentary candidate, trade unionist and photographic retoucher

Born: 12 May 1878, Hill End, New South Wales. Daughter of James Charters, carpenter. Married: Christopher Hewitt Siggens, publican, 1908, Wellington, New South Wales. Died: 30 November 1964 at Ashbury, Sydney, New South Wales.

Raised by Anderson family, Hill End, after mother's marriage to Jerome Anderson in 1880.
Member, ALP and first woman to contest House of Representatives seat, Dalley, 1903.
Vice-President, Shop Assistants' Union NSW.
Re-organised Card Board Factory Employees' Union.
Secretary, Box Makers Union, 1905; active in Laundry Employees' Union, Sydney organiser, 1906-07.
First female member of Organising Committee, Labor Council of NSW. President, Pyrmont Labor League; member, Women's Labor League.
Active in Anti-Chinese League.
campaigned for Labor candidate in State electorate of Robertson, 1908.

Sources
H. J. Gibbney and Ann G. Smith (compilers and eds), A Biographical Register 1788-1939: notes from the name index of the Australian Dictionary of Biography (Canberra, 1987); information from Edna Ryan, 1991; R. Cooper thesis 1994, p. 64.

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Additional Resources

wins a prize for her essay on Tambaroora, Bathurst Free Press (NSW), 14 December 1893, p 2
is to stand as a moderate Protectionist candidate for the Senate, Wyalong Star (West Wyalong, NSW), 1 September 1903, p 2
profile, Sunday Sun (Sydney), 6 September 1903, p 5
photo, Sunday Sun (Sydney), 6 September 1903, p 1
opens her election campaign, Sydney Morning Herald, 20 November 1903, p 1
addressed about five meetings, Sydney Morning Herald, 16 December 1903, p 10
comes second in the poll, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 December 1903, p 5
letter from Selina complaining about irregularities in the election, Truth (Sydney), 27 December 1903, p 6
report on trial brought by Anderson against Henry Beech for slander, Evening News (Sydney), 16 June 1904, p 4
the jury finds in favour of Beech, Evening News (Sydney), 17 June 1904, p 4
is appointed secretary of Anti-Chinese League, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 September 1904, p 9
short profile, Worker (Wagga, NSW), 4 March 1905, p 5
is to represent the Shop Assistants' Union on the Sydney Labor Council, Worker (Wagga, NSW), 11 March 1905, p 2
is nominated as a Labor candidate to contest the Dalley federal seat at the forthcoming election, Molong Argus (NSW), 27 July 1906, p 17
is to stand for the seat of East Sydney, Raleigh Sun (Bellingen, NSW), 26 October 1906, p 3
withdraws from the campaign, Evening News (Sydney), 20 November 1906, p 6
withdraws from the campaign after failing to pay her deposit, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 November 1906, p 7
marries Jerome Anderson, National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW), 4 January 1908, p 3
is considering standing as an independent candidate for the seat of Robertson in the coming federal election, Mudgee Guardian (NSW), 14 October 1909, p 17
is standing as a Country Party candidate for the federal seat of Calare in the coming election, Land (Sydney), 24 November 1922, p 6
loses the election, Chronicle (Adelaide), 30 December 1922, p 25

Related Entries in NCB Sites

Anderson, Selina Sarah (Senie)
Powell, Harriet Francis (colleague)

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'Anderson, Selina Sarah (Senie) (1878–1964)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/anderson-selina-sarah-senie-12773/text33851, accessed 8 October 2024.

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Alternative Names

Siggins, Selina Sarah
Charters, Selina Sarah

Birth

12 May, 1878
Hill End, New South Wales, Australia

Death

30 November, 1964 (aged 86)
Ashbury, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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