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Catherine Amelia 

17 July 1868 —

AKA: née Long, Kate 

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Additional Information

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

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

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