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Photograph - Portrait, Vincent Kelly, Mrs W. Ewing Mayoress 1925-26

  • Oval shaped three quarter studio portrait depicting a seated woman in a green evening dress holding a rose.

    Mrs W. Ewing Mayoress 1925-26.

Historical information

Prior to the election of female Councillors and Mayors in the 1960’s, The Lady Mayoress role was one of the few ways women could be active in civic life. Mayoresses made important contributions to their local communities through their charity work and as ambassadors for their region on a state and at times, international level. They also undertook some Mayoral duties on occasions when their husband was unavailable.
Mayoress Ewing was born Victoria Keighley in East Melbourne. Her father Edward Keighley was one on the district's earliest mine managers and part owner of the Rose of Denmark Mine.

Physical description

Framed, oval photographic studio portrait. Hand coloured detail.

Inscriptions & markings

Mrs W Ewing / Mayoress 1925 - 26 / Vincent Kelly / Bendigo

Mounting & framing

wood and glass

Keywords

References

  • Jackman., Betty May, 2003, Mayors of Bendigo 1856 – 2001, Publisher B.M. Jackman, Bendigo, Victoria ISBN/ISSN: ISBN 9578260 0 1
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