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Family Name

Tralaggan, Heather

Date of Birth

25th May 1929

Place of Birth

Berklea Private Hospital, Prospect

Date of Death

6th December 2010

Place of Death

St Andrews Hospital

Place of Burial

North Road Cemetery

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.

Addresses in Prospect

22 Second Avenue, Nailsworth

Names of houses (if any)

 

Parents

Muriel ( died 1976) and Hurtle Tralaggan

Her father died when she was a child and her stepfather was John Bruce.

Spouse(s)

Never married

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.

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.

Religion/Churches

 

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.

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 –

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/obituaries-tributes-to-three-of-our-finest/story-fn6bqvxz-1226039948450

Principal Researcher(s)

Various

 

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