HerStory
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Catherine Amelia WELLS
Also known as: née Long, Kate
Born: 17/9/1868
Special Achievements:Kate was the first white woman to live at Alice Springs.
Drove the mail and passenger coach from Alice Springs to Oodnadatta when her husband was too drunk to drive.
Resources
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Document - Mother is Born
History written by N Douglas McPherson, Western Australia, date unknown, pages 23-25. from NPWHF Catherine Amelia WELLS file
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Document - South Perth Woman Recalls Pioneer Days
from NPWHF Catherine Amelia WELLS file
Doreen Cullen - THE WEST AUSTRALIAN - Wednesday, May 27, 1964 - page 6