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Clara Johnson (?–?)

Born, Alexandra, Victoria. Grand-daughter of Richard Shaw Nicholls, who came to Australia in 1835. Daughter of Calvert Harker, Grazier, of Victoria, who was born in Yorkshire, England.

Wife of E. P. Johnson, Solicitor, of Melbourne, Victoria; son of John Gull Johnson, of England.

Family, two sons, Haddon and Stanley. Haddon in his fourth year as a medical student and Stanley in his second year of study of metallurgy. Both educated at Scotch College and Melbourne University.

ACTIVITIES. Delegate to the National Council of Women of Victoria for the Society for Sex Education. President of Armadale Girls’ Club since 1924. Member of Committee of the Blue Triangle Movement, and Young Women’s Christian Association. For the past 11 years has made regular visits to the Pentridge Female Penitentiary. Greatly interested in Church work.

ADDRESS. 3 Kooyong Road, Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria.

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'Johnson, Clara (?–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/johnson-clara-19135/text30709, accessed 28 September 2026.

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