![Anne Box, by Jack Cato, n.d.](/uploads/obituaries/16305/thumbs/mrs_box_h_246x550.gif)
Mrs. H. Box (Anne Fraser)
Born, Richmond, Victoria. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Mitchell, of Lilydale, Victoria; parents of Dame Nellie Melba. Wife of the late Henry Box, Merchant, of Melbourne, Victoria; son of Henry Box, Esq., of St. Kilda, Victoria.
ACTIVITIES. Life Governor, Children’s Hospital. Keenly interested in all forms of Social Welfare work. During the Great War was actively engaged in Red Cross work in Sydney, New South Wales. Has travelled extensively, and completed a world’s tour with her sister, Dame Nellie Melba, during the early part of her career.
HOBBIES. Home Making and Gardening.
CLUBS. Quamby, Queen’s Club (Sydney).
ADDRESS. “Mayfield,” Murphy Street, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria.
'Box, Anne Fraser (Annie) (1863–1942)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/box-anne-fraser-annie-16305/text28256, accessed 1 September 2024.
Anne Box, by Jack Cato, n.d.
from Who's Who in the World of Women, vol 2, 1934
6 November,
1863
Richmond, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
28 June,
1942
(aged 78)
Woodend,
Victoria,
Australia
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