Officer, Edith   (1872 - 1908)

Born at 'Zara', TAS, on 19 December, 1872, and died in Tas. on 4 August, 1908.

"Edith was educated privately, then at Burnley Horticultural School for Women. Edith and [her brother] Ernest were most interested in Australian native plants, and Edith certainly grew them at Zara around 1900 or earlier. She was still remembered for this in Deniliquin [Deniliquin Historical Society] in quite recent years. Edith was strong minded enough to overcome the patriarchy (or was it matriarchy?) and start a nursing course at the Alfred Hospital. Here unfortunately she developed an infection from which she died. Unmarried."
Colin Officer (2013)

('Zara' was the family property, located c.13 km NW of Wanganella, southern NSW)

Edith Officer collected the type of Podolepis cupulata Maiden & Betche (Oct. 1903).

Source: Extracted from:
Wilson, P, 'The Officer family of 'Zara'', ASBS Newsletter, No.196, Sept. 2023
https://forsterfamily.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/the-officer-family.pdf
Portrait Photo: none known

Collecting localities for 'Edith Officer' from AVH (2023)

It is not easy to distinguish which 'Officer, E.' is referred to in AVH, so no attempt made.
See map for Ernest Officer.