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Elsie WRIGHT
Also known as: née Sallaway
Born: 17/02/1898
Died: 20/05/1986
Special Achievements:Elsie was awarded 10,363 prizes and awards for her needlework.
Additional Information:Prize winning needleworker. Her prizes provided essential cash, thus boosting the family income, especially during the Depression (500 pounds in one year). In 1980, she donated 129 (needlework, handicrafts, prize certificates, sashes, embroidery needles, needlework encyclopaedia, scrapbook of photocopied press clippings) pieces to the Queensland Museum.
Resources
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Link - "Yes, I well remember that Mrs W.C.C. Wright". The Elsie Wright Needlework Collection
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