Priscilla (Zillah) Crawcour first woman to become a mayor in Australia.
Priscilla (Zillah) Crawcour had strong connections to the Former Jewish synagogue in Geelong (South-east corner of Yarra & McKillop Streets) & has played a huge role in the Geelong community. Zillah was the first woman to become a mayor in Australia & also served as a councillor for the City of Newtown from 1957 until 1975. Zillah founded the Australian Local Government Women’s Association. She was awarded an Order of the British Empire for her contribution to the community. A park adjacent to the Queens Park Bridge was named after Zillah.
Showing posts with label 1950s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1950s. Show all posts
Friday, 18 March 2011
Immigrant women's stories
1950s. Working as immigrant women in Geelong. Skaidrite Liepina & Inga Peerson both worked at the Federal Woollen Mills in Geelong. Like many migrant women in the 1950's, arriving by assisted passage, Skaidrite had to complete her two-year commonwealth work contract at the Mill. Listen to the story (MP3 260 KB) at the National Ethnic & Multicultural Broadcasters Council website.
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