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Dorothy Jane Adele HELMRICH
Also known as: Dorothy Jane Adele Hellmrich, Jane
Born: 25 July 1889
Died: 1 September 1984
Special Achievements:Late 1930s - Founder of the Arts Council of Australia.
Additional Information:Musician and singer.
Studied at the Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, under its first Director, Henri Verbruggen. Studied music under the tutelage of the Greek aristocrat, Stephen Mavrogordato. In the 1920s she studied in London under Sir George Henschel and Mr Plunket Greene.
Resources
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Image - Dorothy Helmrich
Photo used with permission of Darienne Caldere.
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References
(1980, December 27). People & Places: Grand Old Lady of the Arts. New Idea.
Carell, Victor and Dean, Beth. (1982). On Wings of Song. Sydney: Alternative Publishing Co-Operative Limited. Pp 24-25.
Wikipedia. “Regional Arts Australia”. accessed 31 December 2019.
Encyclopedia.com. “Helmrich, Dorothy (1889–1984)”. accessed 31 December 2019.
