Eadith Walker
Dame Eadith Campbell Walker
Life and career
Eadith Campbell Walker was born at The Rocks, Sydney, the only child of Scottish parents,
She and her father carried out numerous charitable works in Australia. When the
Honours
She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1917 and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 4 June 1928 for philanthropic and charitable services.[2]
Legacy
Dame Eadith died on 8 October 1937, aged 76, unmarried. She was cremated at the chapel in Rookwood, and her ashes were buried in the family grave at
After her death, two-thirds of the income from £300,000 of her father's estate was set aside for the upkeep of the Thomas Walker Hospital, which had been built from 1891-93 with money provided by her father's will. Another £100,000 was used to turn Yaralla into the Dame Eadith Walker convalescent home for men, and one-third of the income from another sum of £300,000 was set aside for its maintenance. Both Yaralla and the Thomas Walker Hospital (now known as Rivendell Child, Adolescent and Family Unit) are now listed on the Register of the National Estate.[5]
References
- ^ a b c MacCulloch, Jennifer, "Walker, Dame Eadith Campbell (1861–1937)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 7 September 2022
- ^ Melbourne, National Foundation for Australian Women and The University of. "Walker, Eadith Campbell - Woman - The Australian Women's Register". www.womenaustralia.info. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ Blaxell, Gregory (15 February 2011). "Yaralla: empty and forlorn". Northern District Times. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ Serle, Percival (1949). "Walker, Thomas". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.
- ^ The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, pg. 2/23
Sources
- J. MacCulloch, 'Walker, Dame Eadith Campbell (1861 - 1937)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 12, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pp 356–57.
External links
- Walker, Eadith at The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia
- Walker, Eadith at The Dictionary of Sydney
