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Ann Fletcher
Ann Marian Fletcher (born Ann Marian Clarke, 1851 – 5 June 1935), was an Irish Australian embroiderer, school administrator, and boarding house operator. She is best known for embroidering the small red velvet bag that accompanies The Ashes urn. Early life and family Fletcher was born Ann Marian Clarke, in Dublin Ireland in 1851, to Marian Clarke nee Wright, and Captain Joseph Hines Clarke. Marian and Joseph were the matron and superintendent respectively of the Newcastle Industrial School for Girls from the 26 January 1869 until April 1871. Prior to working at the school, her father fought in the Second Taranaki War, Second Taranaki war in New Zealand, first as a lieutenant, and then as a captain. Fletcher married John Walter Fletcher on 28 June 1876 at St Thomas's Church in Willoughby. They had six children, including Nora Kathleen Fletcher who was a decorated British Red Cross principal matron in World War I; John Fletcher (Queensland politician), John Fletcher a crickete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenwich, New South Wales
Greenwich is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Greenwich is located north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Lane Cove. The suburb occupies a peninsula on the northern side of Sydney Harbour, at the opening of the Lane Cove River. The suburb features harbour views, a few pockets of bushland, shops, restaurants, cafes and a harbour swimming pool with shark net. History The suburb's name is derived from its namesake Greenwich, by the banks of the River Thames in London. Parramatta River had been known as the 'Thames of the Antipodes' and other nearby suburbs were also named after Thames localities of Putney, Woolwich and Henley. The Cammeraygal clan of the Dharug-speaking people of the Eora Nation were the first inhabitants of the Greenwich area, and lived along the foreshores of the harbour, hunting in the hinterland and trading with other clans. The first known occasion w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |