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Ada Beatrice BLOXHAM
Also known as: Ada Palmer
Born: 13 July 1865
Died: 1956
Special Achievements:1884 - Inaugural and first woman to win the Sir W. J. Clarke Scholarship to the Royal College of Music in London. “She was the first Australian to enrol at the Royal College of Music and to graduate as an Associate of the College in 1888, and she was the first woman to be awarded a Fellowship of the Tonic Sol-fa College, London, also in 1888.”
Resources
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Image - Ada Beatrice Bloxham
graduation photo
Frank Bloxham
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Image - concert program
Frank Bloxham
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Document - Ada Bloxham, Vocalist and Tonic Sol-fa-ist—A nineteenth century Australian musician at the forefront of musical achievement
History of Music Education in Australia
