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Family Name |
Tralaggan, Heather |
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Date of Birth |
25th May 1929 |
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Place of Birth |
Berklea Private Hospital, Prospect |
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Date of Death |
6th December 2010 |
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Place of Death |
St Andrews Hospital |
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Place of Burial |
North Road Cemetery |
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Lived in Prospect (dates) |
She lived in Melbourne for part of her childhood (after
ten years) and working life. In Melbourne she and her mother lived at the
Wentworth Hotel. |
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Addresses in Prospect |
22 Second Avenue, Nailsworth |
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Names of houses (if any) |
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Parents |
Muriel ( died 1976) and Hurtle Tralaggan Her father died when she was a child and her stepfather
was John Bruce. |
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Spouse(s) |
Never married |
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Occupation(s) |
Secretary, R.M. Williams. Commonwealth Bank Officer in Melbourne; first female
investment officer with that bank - her customers included a Prime Minister (Harold
Holt) and Premier (Don Dunstan). Retired in 1986 due to ill-health. |
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Interests |
Ice skating (won many competitions); Scottish dancing. Travelled
extensively overseas. Shell collecting. Photography. Prospect Citizen of the
Year. Member of many clubs and societies. Life member of Probus and first
woman President. Royal Commonwealth Society. Field Naturalists. Red Cross
volunteer. Chairperson, Prospect Neighbourhood Centre. Toy Library volunteer.
Enfield and Districts Historical Society; Prospect Local History Group. ARPA.
SACOTA. Neighbourhood Watch. Prospect Citizen of the Year 2003. |
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Religion/Churches |
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Notes (points of interest etc.) |
Attended St Peters (Girls) College. Dearly beloved member of Prospect Local History Group - always a character but with an immense
knowledge of Prospect affairs and people. Once went on a camel expedition from Adelaide to Alice
Springs. Said to be a descendant of the notorious Hanging Judge
Jeffreys. Her grandparents owned and farmed much of Sefton Park. |
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Sources of information |
Obituary in PLHG Newsletter, February 2011; Additional information from Anne Gowin (former Manager,
City of Prospect Library) Obituary – The Advertiser 16th April 2011 – |
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Principal Researcher(s) |
Various |