A friend, Joe Davis, once commented to me, that lots of interesting people have lived in Thirroul. DH Lawrence stayed here, Gary Shead painted here, as did Brett Whitely who also died here. Mostly it has been males that have received recognition.
But Thirroul has influenced, & been influenced by, many interesting women - some I've known, some I've read about, or listened to the stories told by my mother. As a child I had been fascinated by these stories, however all too often we are too busy to collect these stories.
By chance I had come across Phyllis Mary Nicol's story when searching on the Internet during my years as a Local Government Councillor. It seemed that there might be many such stories - so the time finally came to start to collect and share. As is the nature of a village like Thirroul, there are many family interconnections in the list.
Thirroul's women have had diverse backgrounds, as they juggle many responsibilities and so to give them only a single tag is too constraining. The list will grow, and the spaces fill, with the stories I'd like to collect and share ....
Arts
- Grace Cossington Smith
- Judy Bourke
- Juanita Bailey
- Margaret Coen
- Joanne Handley
Business & Professional
- Sue Chapman - public and private sector executive
- Anita Comelli - business woman & swimming instructor
- Judy Stubbs - consultant social planner
- Maureen Dignam - business woman
- Margaret Bowen - CEO Illawarra Disability Trust
Community Activists
- Delwyn Jones - community activist & scientist
- Shirley Nixon - community activist
- Cate Wilson - community activist, artist & teacher
- Ann Ellicott - community activist - Thirroul Village Committee
- Bonny Martin - community activist - NIRAG
- Anna Whelan - community activist & consultant social planner
- Edie Swift - community activist & oral historian
Community Leaders
- Lyn Jones - Thirroul Village Committee
- Lenore Gray - Thirroul Village Committee
- Irene Redfern - Thirroul Senior Citizens Centre
- Joan Callcott (Adams) - various community groups
- Marjory Tolner (Joy) - various community groups
- Marj Hargraves - Thirroul Neighbourhood Centre
- Dot Sefton - local history
- Wendy Joliffe - librarian
Educators
- Pat Bowyer & Wendy Bowyer (Akhurst) - primary teachers
- Betty Gibson, Pearl Lewis & Mildred Gibson - primary teachers & secondary teacher
- Chris Campbell - lecturer - Notre Dame Uni Sydney
The Factory
- Women from Hardies - from northern suburbs tales by Mick Roberts
Good Food & Wine
- Gaye Kirkman
- Lisa Ackerman & Suzette DeVille - The Flying Duck Cafe
- Betty - MARS
Legal
- Peta Glynn - Lawyer
Nearly Forgotten
- Beatrice Southwell and Lucy Callcott
- Mary Ann Hicks nee McKenzie
Performers
- Margaret Fagan - musician
- Chloe Roweth - musician
- Amanda Baker - musician
- Ruth - Thirroul Music & Drama Academy
- Margaret Wolfe - Eisteddford administrator
Politics
- Mary Reuben Hargrave - 1st Woman Alderman & Deputy Lord Mayor - Wollongong City Council, publican
- Helen Gray (Kuiper) - Councillor - Wollondilly Council
- Kerrie Adams (Christian) - Councillor - Wollongong City Council, technology manager & TJSC mum
- Alice Cartan - Councillor & Deputy Lord Mayor - Wollongong City Council- Wollongong & TJSC mum
- Karla Sperling - Greens Party stalwart
- Betty Woodward - wife & minder of Ald Fred Woodward
- Sally Bowen - union offical, political & community activist
- Carol Medcalf - unions, political & community activist, local government executive
- Di Dixon - union official & TJSC mum
Science & Technology
- Mary Phyllis Nicol - physicist
- Florence Violet McKenzie - electrical engineer
- Karen Fraser - ohs manager
- Joanne Glynn - environmental scientist
Sports
- Kerryn McCann - athlete
- Taurie & Kari Kristiansen - Surf School
The Shops
- Nelly Parson - Dressmaker
- Mrs Frost - wool shop
- Mrs Martin - draper
They Came & Stayed
- Mrs Vasakos
- Mrs Crittle
- Evie Joubert
Writers
- Baroness Frieda Von Richtoffen (Frieda Lawrence )
- Susan McCreery
- Jody Duffy
- Christine Ambler (Sutton)
- Jacqueline Coyle-Taylor
- Mary Ijall
- Inga Lazarotto
- Amanda Kunkler
Youth Activities
- Wendy Momsen - Girl Guides & TJSC mum
- Rosemary Kettley - Girl Guides
- Ann Ellacott - Girl Guides & doctor
- Liz Elliott - Girl Guides & IT manager
- Girl Guides - international ambassadors
- Sue Plumb - Scouts
- Danielle - junior soccer official - TJSC
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