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Eliza Peake Leonard (1879–1933)

This entry is from Obituaries Australia

Mrs. Eliza Peake Dillon, who died suddenly yesterday, was the wife of Mr. Thomas A. Dillon, of Milperra, Bankstown, and was a well-known member of the United Australia party. Formerly very active in the old Labour party, Mrs. Dillon joined the National party under Mr. W. A. Holman's leadership, and as council member, convention delegate, and platform speaker, occupied a prominent position in that party.

The funeral took place at Waverley Cemetery yesterday, and was attended by relatives, friends, and representatives of the U.A.P.

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This person appears as a part of the Biographical Register of the Australian Labour Movement, 1788-1975. [View Article]

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'Leonard, Eliza Peake (1879–1933)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://labouraustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/leonard-eliza-peake-32446/text40243, accessed 27 July 2024.

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Alternative Names
  • Pascoe, Eliza Peake
  • Dillon, Eliza Peake
Birth

28 November, 1879
Woolloomooloo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

5 April, 1933 (aged 53)
Auburn, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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