Joy Cummings
Joy Cummings AM | |
|---|---|
| Lord Mayor of Newcastle | |
| In office September 1977 – 16 April 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Don Geddes (Acting) |
| Lord Mayor of Newcastle | |
| In office September 1974 – September 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Anderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joyce Anne Plumbe 23 December 1923 Member of the Order of Australia |
Joyce Anne Cummings,
Personal life
Cummings was born Joyce Anne Plumbe on 23 December 1923 at
Cummings is the maternal grandmother of actress Sarah Wynter.[2][3]
Political career
Cummings became a member of the
Cummings was appointed a
Death
Joy Cummings died at the John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle's New Lambton Heights on 1 July 2003.[2]
Legacy
The Joy Cummings Promenade on Newcastle's harbour foreshore was dedicated in her honour in 2012.[7] The promenade plaque states that Cummings "presided over a period of change, as Newcastle shed its heavy industrial base to become to the city of beauty, vibrancy and diversity that it is today."[7]
A bronze bust of Cummings was unveiled outside of Civic Station in the Newcastle CBD in December 2019.[8][9] The bust was created by Mudgee-based sculptor and artist Margot Stephens and was overseen by Newcastle City Council.[8] According to the City of Newcastle, Cummings was the first person in Newcastle to have received a bronze bust in their honour at the time.[10]
References
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ a b Henry, Margaret (18 January 2019). "Joy Cummings – "Words were not important – love has its own language" – A tribute to Australia's first female Lord Mayor". Hunter Living Histories. University of Newcastle. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ Horin, Adele (7 April 2011). "She once escaped a killer – under today's laws she would still be trapped". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Display". collections.ncc.nsw.gov.au.
- ^ "Office of the Order of Australia". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 17 June 1975. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Joy Anne Cummings". It's an Honour. Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Joy Cummings". Monument Australia. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Newcastle Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Joy Cummings' trailblazing spirit captured in bronze". City of Newcastle. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Pioneering civic leader to be immortalised in bronze". City of Newcastle. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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