Ellen Mary (Nellie) Dibbs (1863–1956)
Ellen Mary Gaden (Nellie) Dibbs (1863-1956) community worker
Birth: 28 September 1863 at Sydney, New South Wales, daughter of native-born parents Thomas Allwright Dibbs (1833-1923), banker, and politician, and Tryphena Maria, née Gaden (1839-1925). Unmarried. Death: 5 August 1956 at Woollahra, NSW.
- Performed as an amateur mezzo-soprano in the 1880s.
- Was personal secretary to her father. Took up and continued some of her parents’ charitable interests.
- In 1889 was founding treasurer and original council-member of the Queen Victoria Jubilee Fund, chaired by Lady Carrington, the governor’s wife, for “the relief of distressed women”. Worked with this charity for the rest of her life.
- In 1897 she joined the committee of the Queen Victoria Home for Consumptives, of which her father was vice-president. She later became vice-president herself.
- Vice-president of the District Nursing Association.
- Visited the United Kingdom on several occasions.
Original Publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- photo of Dibbs' family, Sydney Mail, 14 August 1897, p 330
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Dibbs, Thomas Allwright (father)
- Dibbs, George Richard (uncle)
- Talbot, Catherine Mary (colleague)
- Ferrier, Isabella (colleague)
- Houghton, Catherine Susannah (colleague)
Citation details
Chris Cunneen, 'Dibbs, Ellen Mary (Nellie) (1863–1956)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/dibbs-ellen-mary-nellie-33706/text42186, accessed 3 December 2024.
Ellen Dibbs, 1897
Sydney Mail, 14 August 1897, p 330
Life Summary [details]
Birth
28 September,
1863
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
5 August,
1956
(aged 92)
Woollahra, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia