Newspaper - Newspaper clippings, The Sun, First lady of Wimbledon: that's our Lily!, 19810123

Historical information

Biographical article on (Marion Lillian) Lily Addison (96 at time of article), focussing on the belief that she was the first Australian woman to play at Wimbledon. Article mentions in passing that she served as an army sister in the Middle East during World War One.
Smaller clipping has a portrait photo of Lily in tennis outfit that gives a teaser of the larger article.

Physical description

Two newspaper clippings: The large clipping is a full page story with a large title, seven columns of text and three black and white pictures. The top picture is of a tennis racket, the middle photo is a studio portrait of four women, two standing and two sitting, two have tennis rackets. The small clipping is of a black and white photo of a woman's face and a caption.

Inscriptions & markings

'*' [blue ink, lower left, in between column one and two]
[blue ink, lines on either side of the fifth paragraph down of the fourth column of text, lower middle]

References

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