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Photograph - Portrait, Raymond Kelly, Mrs N.J. Oliver Mayoress 1950 - 52, 1964 - 65, c. 1950

  • Oval shaped full length studio portrait depicting a standing woman in a dark evening dress and fur cape. the woman is holding and pearls holding a bouquet of mixed coloured flowers. The woman is standing in front of a fireplace next to a chair.

    Mrs N.J. Oliver Mayoress 1950 - 52, 1964 - 65

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 officially undertake civic duties. Mayoresses made important contributions to their local communities through their charity work and as ambassadors for their region on a state and federal level. They also undertook some Mayoral duties on occasions when their husband was unavailable. Mayoress Oliver was born Ellen May Robinson and she married Norman J Oliver in 1928. Ellen Oliver died in 1985 aged 82.

Physical description

Framed, oval photographic studio portrait. Hand coloured detail.

Inscriptions & markings

lr, Mrs N. J. Oliver / Mayoress 1950 - 51 / 1964 - 65. ll, Raymond V Kelly / Bendigo

Mounting & framing

Wooden frame with flat glass

Keywords

References

  • 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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