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Alice Nora (Nora) Niven (1886–?)

Alice Nora Niven

Alice Nora Niven

Jack Cato

Daughter of the late J. C. McCaul, of Whorouly, Victoria, and Mrs. C. C. Wimberley, of Elsternwick.

Educated, Elsternwick Convent and South Melbourne College.

Married F. J. Niven, retired Manager of the Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney, Collins St., Melbourne; son of the late F. W. Niven, Printer, of Ballarat and Melbourne. Family, one son, John Curteis; born, 1919, being educated at Caulfield Grammar School.

COMMITTEES. Treasurer of the Caulfield Auxiliary for the Blind. Active worker at the Caulfield Military Hospital and the Seamen’s Mission; The Australian Women’s League.

HOBBIES. Tennis, Gardening, Motoring, Travelling and Needlework.

ADDRESS. 191 Kooyong Road, Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria.

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'Niven, Alice Nora (Nora) (1886–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/niven-alice-nora-nora-18922/text30542, accessed 17 February 2025.

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Alice Nora Niven

Alice Nora Niven

Jack Cato

Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • McCaul, Alice Nora
  • Wimberley, Alice Nora
Birth

1886
Victoria, Australia

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