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The Janet Lady Clarke Memorial in Queen Victoria Gardens. Janet Marion Snodgrass was born at Doogalloook, a station on the Goulburn River near Yea, Victoria. She was the daughter of Charlotte Agnes (née Cotton) and Peter Snodgrass. Her father, who died when she was 16, was an affluent landowner and a member of parliament.
That NSW organisation was created on 26 August 1896 in Sydney Town Hall by eleven women-related organisations. [1] National Council of Women (Christchurch, April 1896) The Constituent councils were formed in: New South Wales −1896 [1] Tasmania – 1899, [2] Victoria and South Australia – 1902; National Council of Women of Queensland – 1905
The National Council of Women of the United States (NCW/US) is the oldest [1] [better source needed] nonsectarian organization of women in the United States Founded in 1888, [2] the NCW/US is an accredited non-governmental organization (NGO) with the Department of Public Information (UN/DPI) [1] and in Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC).
Two plaques in the garden were unveiled at a ceremony on Saturday 8 June 1935 by Lady Huntingfield, the wife of the Governor of Victoria, and Mrs I.H. Moss, the president of the Women's Centenary Council. [2] [3] In 1960, the Quota Club of Melbourne planted a tree in the garden. [2] The garden is today a popular venue for outdoor weddings. [4]
Helen Elizabeth Gillan (1873 – 30 October 1955) was an Australian voluntary worker and social reformer associated with the National Council of Women of Australia.She was associated with the NCW's celebration of 100 years of pioneer women in Victoria and leading the organisation of 30,000 volunteer women in Victoria during the second world war.
National Council of Women may refer to: National Council of Women of Australia. National Council of Women of Queensland; National Council of Women of Canada; National Council of Women (Chile) National Council of Women of Great Britain; National Council of Women in India; National Council of Women of Kenya; National Council of Women of New Zealand
A huge floral clock is positioned opposite the National Gallery of Victoria, containing over 7,000 flowering plants which are changed twice yearly. The clock was donated in 1966 to the City of Melbourne by a group of Swiss watchmakers. Behind the clock stands a bronze equestrian statue, a memorial to Queen Victoria's successor, King Edward VII.
The Victorian Honour Roll of Women was established in 2001 to recognise the achievements of women from the Australian state of Victoria.It was launched by The Hon. Joan Kirner AC as a joint initiative of the Centenary of Federation Victoria Committee, the Office for Women's Policy and the Women Shaping the Nation Steering Committee as part of the celebrations of Victoria's Centenary of Federation.