People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names

• Eldershaw, M. Barnard

Birth

16 March, 1897
Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

20 September, 1956 (aged 59)
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

stroke

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

• Anglican
• Catholic

Education

• Mount Erin High School (Wagga Wagga, NSW)
• University of Sydney

Occupation or Descriptor

• historian (general)
• literary critic
• novelist
• public servant
• schoolteacher

Key Organisations

• Fellowship of Australian Writers (NSW)
• Sydney University Women's Graduates Association
• Sydney University Women's Union
• Commonwealth Literary Fund advisory board
• Australian Institute of Management (NSW)

Workplaces

• Redlands, SCECGS (Cremorne, Sydney)
• Presbyterian Ladies' College (Croydon, Sydney)
• Dept of Labour & National Service