State Library of SA
B25487
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Family
Name |
LITCHFIELD (DAME Ruby) nee SKINNER |
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Names |
Ruby
Beatrice |
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Date
of Birth |
5
September 1912 |
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Place
of Birth |
Subiaco
WA |
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Date
of Death |
14
August 2001 |
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Place
of Death |
Adelaide
SA |
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Place
of Burial |
Centennial
Park Cemetery |
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Arrived
in South Australia (date/ship etc.) |
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Lived
in Prospect (dates) |
(at
least 1950 to 1970s) |
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Addresses
in Prospect |
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Names
of houses (if any) |
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Parents |
Alfred
John SKINNER and Eva Hanna THOMAS |
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Spouse(s) |
Kenneth
Lyle LITCHFIELD |
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Date(s)
of Marriage(s) |
22
August 1940 |
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Place(s)
of Marriage(s) |
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Children |
A
daughter (b 1942) |
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Occupation(s) |
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Interests |
The
arts, sport - tennis, public service. Directed
35 plays for Adelaide Repertory Theatre, made life member 1967. |
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Religion/Churches
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Notes
(points of interest etc.) |
Mayoress
of Prospect during her husband’s term 1954-1957. SA
Hardcourt champion 1932-1935, President Sportswomen’s Assoc 1969-74. Member
SA Davis Cup Committee, the first woman appointed to the Board of the
Adelaide Festival Centre Trust, a founder member of Festival City Broadcasters
and was a board member of numerous other organizations, including the
Adelaide Festival of Arts, the South Australian Housing Trust and the Carclew
Youth Performing Arts Centre. Served
many charities including Red Cross Society SA, Crippled Children, SIDS &
CWA. Awarded
OBE 1959 for services to the community. 1981
made a Dame of the British Empire. Jubilee
150 plaque erected for her on North Terrace. In
1993 the SA Govt established The Dame Ruby Litchfield Scholarship for the
Performing Arts. |
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Sources
of information |
Adelaidia
Govt website, Australian Women’s Register SA BMDs, Aust. Cem Index. |
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Principal
researcher |
Lesley
Attema |