Weddings

19 March 1914, Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1932), page 25

…There weren't too many girls from Thirroul who had become doctors by 1940 - I really wanted to know her story, and not just the stories of the men in her family. As I read, I learned of how Mary Patricia Anne Kirton, known throughout her life as Paddy Kirton, had been born to privilege and wealth. After all she was the daughter of Thirroul's Bernard Kirton, and wife, Mary Dolly Keelan, who had sailed from Greville St in County Mullingar, Ireland with her brother for the wedding. Bernard and Mary had married in St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne in 1914 . Bernard was the son of Excelsior Mine Owner and Bulli Shire President, John Stephen Kirton and his first wife Bridget Farraher. Sadly Bernard's first wife, Mary died in 1921 , aged 35 years, after five years of lingering illness. She left the two young children, Patricia (Paddy) and Sheilah. In 1927 , Bernard would re-marry , to Alicia Borthwick, at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney. They lived in Ballinderry, Thirroul. However the Farraher - Kirton family had known some tough and controversial times too. Paddy's grandmother, Bridget was a daughter of Patrick Francis Farraher and wife Anne Cawley. Patrick…

All About People: Tittle Tattle

9 June 1921, The Catholic Press (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1942), page 20

…her family. As I read, I learned of how Mary Patricia Anne Kirton, known throughout her life as Paddy Kirton, had been born to privilege and wealth. After all she was the daughter of Thirroul's Bernard Kirton, and wife, Mary Dolly Keelan, who had sailed from Greville St in County Mullingar, Ireland with her brother for the wedding. Bernard and Mary had married in St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne in 1914 . Bernard was the son of Excelsior Mine Owner and Bulli Shire President, John Stephen Kirton and his first wife Bridget Farraher. Sadly Bernard's first wife, Mary died in 1921 , aged 35 years, after five years of lingering illness. She left the two young children, Patricia (Paddy) and Sheilah. In 1927 , Bernard would re-marry , to Alicia Borthwick, at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney. They lived in Ballinderry, Thirroul. However the Farraher - Kirton family had known some tough and controversial times too. Paddy's grandmother, Bridget was a daughter of Patrick Francis Farraher and wife Anne Cawley. Patrick was the eldest son of Murty Farraher, and wife Bridget O'Malley. The Farraher's and Cawley's are very old Irish Catholic families in the Illawarra. Paddy's great great grandfather, Murty Farraher,…

Family Notices

15 February 1927, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 10

…born to privilege and wealth. After all she was the daughter of Thirroul's Bernard Kirton, and wife, Mary Dolly Keelan, who had sailed from Greville St in County Mullingar, Ireland with her brother for the wedding. Bernard and Mary had married in St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne in 1914 . Bernard was the son of Excelsior Mine Owner and Bulli Shire President, John Stephen Kirton and his first wife Bridget Farraher. Sadly Bernard's first wife, Mary died in 1921 , aged 35 years, after five years of lingering illness. She left the two young children, Patricia (Paddy) and Sheilah. In 1927 , Bernard would re-marry , to Alicia Borthwick, at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney. They lived in Ballinderry, Thirroul. However the Farraher - Kirton family had known some tough and controversial times too. Paddy's grandmother, Bridget was a daughter of Patrick Francis Farraher and wife Anne Cawley. Patrick was the eldest son of Murty Farraher, and wife Bridget O'Malley. The Farraher's and Cawley's are very old Irish Catholic families in the Illawarra. Paddy's great great grandfather, Murty Farraher, was wrongfully convicted and transported for life from Ireland in 1822 - for swearing a false oath - but subsequently fully pardoned…

Family Notices

25 May 1921, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 10

…wealth. After all she was the daughter of Thirroul's Bernard Kirton, and wife, Mary Dolly Keelan, who had sailed from Greville St in County Mullingar, Ireland with her brother for the wedding. Bernard and Mary had married in St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne in 1914 . Bernard was the son of Excelsior Mine Owner and Bulli Shire President, John Stephen Kirton and his first wife Bridget Farraher. Sadly Bernard's first wife, Mary died in 1921 , aged 35 years, after five years of lingering illness. She left the two young children, Patricia (Paddy) and Sheilah. In 1927 , Bernard would re-marry , to Alicia Borthwick, at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney. They lived in Ballinderry, Thirroul. However the Farraher - Kirton family had known some tough and controversial times too. Paddy's grandmother, Bridget was a daughter of Patrick Francis Farraher and wife Anne Cawley. Patrick was the eldest son of Murty Farraher, and wife Bridget O'Malley. The Farraher's and Cawley's are very old Irish Catholic families in the Illawarra. Paddy's great great grandfather, Murty Farraher, was wrongfully convicted and transported for life from Ireland in 1822 - for swearing a false oath - but subsequently fully pardoned eventually in 1841. Murty's…

THE JAVA TRAGEDY. MR. KIRTON RETURNED. TOWNSVILLE (Q.), Tuesday.

14 October 1925, The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), page 13

…Murty Farraher, and wife Bridget O'Malley. The Farraher's and Cawley's are very old Irish Catholic families in the Illawarra. Paddy's great great grandfather, Murty Farraher, was wrongfully convicted and transported for life from Ireland in 1822 - for swearing a false oath - but subsequently fully pardoned eventually in 1841. Murty's wife Bridget had brought her four young sons to the other side of the world to be near to her husband in 1822. They initially settled in the southern Illawarra, but later the family moved to the northern suburbs of Wollongong. Ironically, Paddy's father, Bernard Kirton, himself would be wrongfully named in relation to a murder in Surabaya in 1925 , by the Dutch press  - and successfully sue the Evening News for libel   later that year. And then there would be a messy 1927 court case over the Excelsior mine property. Nevertheless, Paddy Kirton's adolescent and young adult early years, in the pre-WWII era, seemed to have been very much that of a young, privileged socialite. But there was also something about her, that had the Australian Women's Weekly acknowledging her achievements  as a Doctor, by the time of her marriage in 1940, and hoping that she would continue to…

BUSINESS IN SYDNEY SYDNEY, Thursday.

25 September 1925, Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), page 5

…are very old Irish Catholic families in the Illawarra. Paddy's great great grandfather, Murty Farraher, was wrongfully convicted and transported for life from Ireland in 1822 - for swearing a false oath - but subsequently fully pardoned eventually in 1841. Murty's wife Bridget had brought her four young sons to the other side of the world to be near to her husband in 1822. They initially settled in the southern Illawarra, but later the family moved to the northern suburbs of Wollongong. Ironically, Paddy's father, Bernard Kirton, himself would be wrongfully named in relation to a murder in Surabaya in 1925 , by the Dutch press  - and successfully sue the Evening News for libel   later that year. And then there would be a messy 1927 court case over the Excelsior mine property. Nevertheless, Paddy Kirton's adolescent and young adult early years, in the pre-WWII era, seemed to have been very much that of a young, privileged socialite. But there was also something about her, that had the Australian Women's Weekly acknowledging her achievements  as a Doctor, by the time of her marriage in 1940, and hoping that she would continue to distinguish herself even after her marriage .. in 1940…

MR. B. KIRTON. Returns to Sydney. DENOUNCES DUTCH PRESS.

20 October 1925, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 10

…Catholic families in the Illawarra. Paddy's great great grandfather, Murty Farraher, was wrongfully convicted and transported for life from Ireland in 1822 - for swearing a false oath - but subsequently fully pardoned eventually in 1841. Murty's wife Bridget had brought her four young sons to the other side of the world to be near to her husband in 1822. They initially settled in the southern Illawarra, but later the family moved to the northern suburbs of Wollongong. Ironically, Paddy's father, Bernard Kirton, himself would be wrongfully named in relation to a murder in Surabaya in 1925 , by the Dutch press  - and successfully sue the Evening News for libel   later that year. And then there would be a messy 1927 court case over the Excelsior mine property. Nevertheless, Paddy Kirton's adolescent and young adult early years, in the pre-WWII era, seemed to have been very much that of a young, privileged socialite. But there was also something about her, that had the Australian Women's Weekly acknowledging her achievements  as a Doctor, by the time of her marriage in 1940, and hoping that she would continue to distinguish herself even after her marriage .. in 1940 ... a very feminist hope…

MURDER OF MRS. MACFIE SYDNEY NEWSPAPER IS SUED FOR LIBEL DEFENDANTS APOLOGISE Sydney, Friday.

18 December 1925, Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888 - 1954), page 1

…Murty Farraher, was wrongfully convicted and transported for life from Ireland in 1822 - for swearing a false oath - but subsequently fully pardoned eventually in 1841. Murty's wife Bridget had brought her four young sons to the other side of the world to be near to her husband in 1822. They initially settled in the southern Illawarra, but later the family moved to the northern suburbs of Wollongong. Ironically, Paddy's father, Bernard Kirton, himself would be wrongfully named in relation to a murder in Surabaya in 1925 , by the Dutch press  - and successfully sue the Evening News for libel   later that year. And then there would be a messy 1927 court case over the Excelsior mine property. Nevertheless, Paddy Kirton's adolescent and young adult early years, in the pre-WWII era, seemed to have been very much that of a young, privileged socialite. But there was also something about her, that had the Australian Women's Weekly acknowledging her achievements  as a Doctor, by the time of her marriage in 1940, and hoping that she would continue to distinguish herself even after her marriage .. in 1940 ... a very feminist hope ? And so Paddy Kirton's adolescent and young adult…

IN EQUITY (Before Mr. Justice James.) JINDERA HOTEL SYNDICATE. Daly v Mitchell and another.

29 December 1927, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 6

…1822 - for swearing a false oath - but subsequently fully pardoned eventually in 1841. Murty's wife Bridget had brought her four young sons to the other side of the world to be near to her husband in 1822. They initially settled in the southern Illawarra, but later the family moved to the northern suburbs of Wollongong. Ironically, Paddy's father, Bernard Kirton, himself would be wrongfully named in relation to a murder in Surabaya in 1925 , by the Dutch press  - and successfully sue the Evening News for libel   later that year. And then there would be a messy 1927 court case over the Excelsior mine property. Nevertheless, Paddy Kirton's adolescent and young adult early years, in the pre-WWII era, seemed to have been very much that of a young, privileged socialite. But there was also something about her, that had the Australian Women's Weekly acknowledging her achievements  as a Doctor, by the time of her marriage in 1940, and hoping that she would continue to distinguish herself even after her marriage .. in 1940 ... a very feminist hope ? And so Paddy Kirton's adolescent and young adult years  unfolded in the newspaper social pages ... Educated in the…

DOMINICAN EX-STUDENTS.

25 April 1940, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 14

…Educated in the Dominican College  - a fancy Dress Party at Santa Sabina in  1930…

SOCIAL NEWS AND GOSSIP. St. Mary's Cathedral Ball.

21 August 1930, The Catholic Press (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1942), page 10

…Educated in the Dominican College  - a fancy Dress Party at Santa Sabina in  1930 Making her Debut in 1932 at David Jones - Dominican Ex Students Dance - attended by her step-mother, Mrs Kirton and Miss M Borthwick - and attending St John's College Dance at Sydney University in 1932 . Sancta Sophia Dinner Dance in 1933 University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine results - Pass in 1934 and deferred results 1934 & attending Wesley College Ball in 1934 and a friend's departure for overseas . Sancta Sophia annual dance in 1934 , supporting her old college - at a Sherry Party with friends. Part of the Sydney University Social Scene in 1935 Still living…

SOCIAL NEWS AND GOSSIP.

5 May 1932, The Catholic Press (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1942), page 10

…Making her Debut in 1932 at David Jones - Dominican Ex Students Dance - attended by her step-mother, Mrs Kirton and Miss M Borthwick - and attending St John's College Dance at Sydney University in 1932 .…

THIRTEENTH ANNUAL DANCE.

29 April 1932, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 4

…Making her Debut in 1932 at David Jones - Dominican Ex Students Dance - attended by her step-mother, Mrs Kirton and Miss M Borthwick - and attending St John's College Dance at Sydney University in 1932 .…

SOCIAL NEWS AND GOSSIP. By "Eblana."

30 June 1932, The Catholic Press (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1942), page 10

…Making her Debut in 1932 at David Jones - Dominican Ex Students Dance - attended by her step-mother, Mrs Kirton and Miss M Borthwick - and attending St John's College Dance at Sydney University in 1932 .…

STUDENTS ENTERTAIN. SANCTA SOPHIA DANCE.

10 August 1933, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 3

…Sancta Sophia Dinner Dance in 1933 University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine results - Pass in 1934 and deferred results 1934 & attending Wesley College Ball in 1934 and a friend's departure for overseas . Sancta Sophia annual dance in 1934 , supporting her old college - at a Sherry Party with friends. Part of the Sydney University Social Scene in 1935 Still living at Sancta Sophia College in 1936 - her University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine Results 1936 - and a pre-wedding party for a friend at Sancta Sophia College At the Polo in 1937 . Dance Secretary for the Sancta Sophia Annual Students Dance…

THE UNIVERSITY. FACULTY OF MEDICINE. THIRD YEAR EXAMINATION RESULTS.

6 December 1934, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 5

…University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine results - Pass in 1934 and deferred results  1934  & attending Wesley College Ball in 1934  and a friend's departure for overseas . Sancta Sophia annual dance in 1934 , supporting her old college - at a  Sherry Party with friends.…

UNIVERSITY. Deferred Examinations. FACULTY OF MEDICINE.

2 March 1934, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 8

…University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine results - Pass in 1934 and deferred results  1934  & attending Wesley College Ball in 1934  and a friend's departure for overseas . Sancta Sophia annual dance in 1934 , supporting her old college - at a  Sherry Party with friends.…

LOVELY FROCKS At College Ball. WESLEY STUDENTS.

28 June 1934, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 3

…University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine results - Pass in 1934 and deferred results  1934  & attending Wesley College Ball in 1934  and a friend's departure for overseas . Sancta Sophia annual dance in 1934 , supporting her old college - at a  Sherry Party with friends.…

SOCIAL NEWS AND GOSSIP. Gunnedah Ex-Students.

8 February 1934, The Catholic Press (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1942), page 16

…University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine results - Pass in 1934 and deferred results  1934  & attending Wesley College Ball in 1934  and a friend's departure for overseas . Sancta Sophia annual dance in 1934 , supporting her old college - at a  Sherry Party with friends.…

SOCIAL NEWS AND GOSSIP.

9 August 1934, The Catholic Press (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1942), page 8

…University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine results - Pass in 1934 and deferred results  1934  & attending Wesley College Ball in 1934  and a friend's departure for overseas . Sancta Sophia annual dance in 1934 , supporting her old college - at a  Sherry Party with friends.…

SOCIAL & PERSONAL.

16 May 1934, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 7

…University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine results - Pass in 1934 and deferred results  1934  & attending Wesley College Ball in 1934  and a friend's departure for overseas . Sancta Sophia annual dance in 1934 , supporting her old college - at a  Sherry Party with friends.…

ANNUAL BALL. University Boxing Club.

15 June 1935, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 9

…Part of the Sydney University Social Scene in 1935  …

Sancta Sophia College. WELCOME TO "FRESHERS."

2 April 1936, The Catholic Press (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1942), page 28

…Still living at Sancta Sophia College in 1936  - her University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine Results 1936  - and a pre-wedding party for a friend at Sancta Sophia College…

THE UNIVERSITY. Faculty of Medicine. FIFTH DEGREE EXAMINATION.

29 December 1936, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 5

…Still living at Sancta Sophia College in 1936  - her University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine Results 1936  - and a pre-wedding party for a friend at Sancta Sophia College…

LOCAL AND GENERAL

15 May 1936, The Burrowa News (NSW : 1874 - 1951), page 6

…Still living at Sancta Sophia College in 1936  - her University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine Results 1936  - and a pre-wedding party for a friend at Sancta Sophia College…

SUMMER POLO PRACTICE. Play at Kyeemagh. SMART SPECTATORS.

18 January 1937, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 4

…At the Polo in 1937 . Dance Secretary for the Sancta Sophia Annual Students Dance in 1937  but still managing a Credit for her 1937 University results  - including Psychiatry results in 1937. An interesting choice to practice in - certainly challenging - she was described as one of the youngest women medical graduates in the Australian Womens Weekly in July 1940 .…

Social News and Gossip

12 August 1937, The Catholic Press (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1942), page 8

…At the Polo in 1937 . Dance Secretary for the Sancta Sophia Annual Students Dance in 1937  but still managing a Credit for her 1937 University results  - including Psychiatry results in 1937. An interesting choice to practice in - certainly challenging - she was described as one of the youngest women medical graduates in the Australian Womens Weekly in July 1940 .…

THE UNIVERSITY. Faculty of Medicine. SCHOLARSHIPS, PRIZES, AND DISTINCTION.

21 January 1937, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 5

…At the Polo in 1937 . Dance Secretary for the Sancta Sophia Annual Students Dance in 1937  but still managing a Credit for her 1937 University results  - including Psychiatry results in 1937. An interesting choice to practice in - certainly challenging - she was described as one of the youngest women medical graduates in the Australian Womens Weekly in July 1940 .…

THE UNIVERSITY. Faculty of Medicine. EXAMINATION RESULTS.

8 April 1937, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 5

…At the Polo in 1937 . Dance Secretary for the Sancta Sophia Annual Students Dance in 1937  but still managing a Credit for her 1937 University results  - including Psychiatry results in 1937. An interesting choice to practice in - certainly challenging - she was described as one of the youngest women medical graduates in the Australian Womens Weekly in July 1940 .…

Gottings of the Week

6 July 1940, The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982), page 13

…At the Polo in 1937 . Dance Secretary for the Sancta Sophia Annual Students Dance in 1937  but still managing a Credit for her 1937 University results  - including Psychiatry results in 1937. An interesting choice to practice in - certainly challenging - she was described as one of the youngest women medical graduates in the Australian Womens Weekly in July 1940 .…

… Heading off overseas on a working holiday with her sister Sheilah, also a Sydney University Graduate. Patricia was to be the Ship's Surgeon on a Cargo boat , Parrakoola - of course there were more farewell parties at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron and Hotel Australia. …

…Becoming a  Senior Resident  at Lewisham Hospital.…

…Patricia's  quiet wedding was nevertheless reported in the July 6 1940 Women's Weekly (when it was a weekly)…

DANCE FOR HOSPITAL. Setting of Flowers.

7 June 1938, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 4

…Graduation and a Resident Medical Officer position at Lewisham Hospital in 1938  - part of the Lewisham Hospital's Younger Set - fundraising for the hospital in 1938  - Golden Jubilee Appeal - Lewisham Hospital Ball in 1938. Celebrating a work colleague's new baby daughter in 1938  - attending Sancta Sophia College annual dinner with old school friend Margaret Rankin in 1938…

Social News and Gossip

2 June 1938, The Catholic Press (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1942), page 8

…Graduation and a Resident Medical Officer position at Lewisham Hospital in 1938  - part of the Lewisham Hospital's Younger Set - fundraising for the hospital in 1938  - Golden Jubilee Appeal - Lewisham Hospital Ball in 1938. Celebrating a work colleague's new baby daughter in 1938  - attending Sancta Sophia College annual dinner with old school friend Margaret Rankin in 1938…

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Dance in Aid of Hospital.

1 June 1938, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 7

…Graduation and a Resident Medical Officer position at Lewisham Hospital in 1938  - part of the Lewisham Hospital's Younger Set - fundraising for the hospital in 1938  - Golden Jubilee Appeal - Lewisham Hospital Ball in 1938. Celebrating a work colleague's new baby daughter in 1938  - attending Sancta Sophia College annual dinner with old school friend Margaret Rankin in 1938…

Social News and Gossip Enmore Convent Ball.

6 October 1938, The Catholic Press (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1942), page 8

…Graduation and a Resident Medical Officer position at Lewisham Hospital in 1938  - part of the Lewisham Hospital's Younger Set - fundraising for the hospital in 1938  - Golden Jubilee Appeal - Lewisham Hospital Ball in 1938. Celebrating a work colleague's new baby daughter in 1938  - attending Sancta Sophia College annual dinner with old school friend Margaret Rankin in 1938…

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Small Dance.

2 August 1938, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 4

…Graduation and a Resident Medical Officer position at Lewisham Hospital in 1938  - part of the Lewisham Hospital's Younger Set - fundraising for the hospital in 1938  - Golden Jubilee Appeal - Lewisham Hospital Ball in 1938. Celebrating a work colleague's new baby daughter in 1938  - attending Sancta Sophia College annual dinner with old school friend Margaret Rankin in 1938…

TENNIS ORGANISER.

23 June 1938, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 23

…Graduation and a Resident Medical Officer position at Lewisham Hospital in 1938  - part of the Lewisham Hospital's Younger Set - fundraising for the hospital in 1938  - Golden Jubilee Appeal - Lewisham Hospital Ball in 1938. Celebrating a work colleague's new baby daughter in 1938  - attending Sancta Sophia College annual dinner with old school friend Margaret Rankin in 1938 On an official table for a reception for Russian Principal Ballerina Tamara Grigorieva in 1938 . Dinner parties and Dance at the Royal Sydney Golf Club in 1938 Final Race Week Finale. Bridesmaid to Suzanne Rankin at her society wedding to Robert Duval of Edgecliff at St Mary's Cathedral in 1938 - more detail on the wedding - another bridesmaid Morna Mackenzie was Private Secretary to Lady Wakehurst…

RECEPTION FOR BALLET. Drama League Entertains.

28 November 1938, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 4

…On an official table for a reception for Russian Principal Ballerina Tamara Grigorieva in 1938 . Dinner parties and Dance at the Royal Sydney Golf Club in 1938 Final Race Week Finale.…

DANCE AT ROYAL SYDNEY GOLF CLUB. Gay Finale to Race Week.

25 April 1938, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 4

…On an official table for a reception for Russian Principal Ballerina Tamara Grigorieva in 1938 . Dinner parties and Dance at the Royal Sydney Golf Club in 1938 Final Race Week Finale.…

ASTRA RIDES ON BONNET. At Prince's.

29 December 1938, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 17

…Bridesmaid to Suzanne Rankin at her society wedding to Robert Duval of Edgecliff at St Mary's Cathedral in 1938  - more detail on the wedding - another bridesmaid Morna Mackenzie was Private Secretary to Lady Wakehurst  …

Social News and Gossip

26 January 1939, The Catholic Press (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1942), page 8

…Bridesmaid to Suzanne Rankin at her society wedding to Robert Duval of Edgecliff at St Mary's Cathedral in 1938  - more detail on the wedding - another bridesmaid Morna Mackenzie was Private Secretary to Lady Wakehurst  …

Social News and gossip

5 January 1939, The Catholic Press (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1942), page 8

…Bridesmaid to Suzanne Rankin at her society wedding to Robert Duval of Edgecliff at St Mary's Cathedral in 1938  - more detail on the wedding - another bridesmaid Morna Mackenzie was Private Secretary to Lady Wakehurst  …

FOR WOMEN SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. To Stay in Australia.

26 June 1940, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 5

…Bridesmaid to old school friend, Margaret Rankin in  1939  in Newcastle. At the ballet in  1939 .…

…" A Quiet Wedding " .... To Marry To-day…

FAMILY PARTIES In Ballet Audience.

14 January 1939, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 19

…Bridesmaid to old school friend, Margaret Rankin in  1939  in Newcastle. At the ballet in  1939 .…

TO SAY FAREWELL. Parties on Saturday.

20 March 1939, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 5

… Heading off overseas on a working holiday with her sister Sheilah, also a Sydney University Graduate. Patricia was to be the Ship's Surgeon on a Cargo boat , Parrakoola - of course there were more farewell parties at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron and Hotel Australia. …

Social News and Gossip

13 April 1939, The Catholic Press (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1942), page 8

… Heading off overseas on a working holiday with her sister Sheilah, also a Sydney University Graduate. Patricia was to be the Ship's Surgeon on a Cargo boat , Parrakoola - of course there were more farewell parties at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron and Hotel Australia. …

… Heading off overseas on a working holiday with her sister Sheilah, also a Sydney University Graduate. Patricia was to be the Ship's Surgeon on a Cargo boat , Parrakoola - of course there were more farewell parties at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron and Hotel Australia. …

BRIDES-TO-BE ARRIVE FROM ENGLAND

29 December 1939, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), page 6

… who have held  interesting jobs abroad arrived in Melbourne aboard an oversea liner last night."…

…" young women who have held interesting jobs abroad arrived in Melbourne…

Social news and Gossip Brilliant Potts Point Pupil.

11 January 1940, The Catholic Press (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1942), page 6

…On her return in late 1939, described, with her sister Sheilah, as  " young women who have held interesting jobs abroad arrived in Melbourne aboard an oversea liner last night."  Paddy had done post graduate and medical   Locum Work in London , and in Eire Ireland, while her sister Sheilah did Post Graduate work in Massage at Mullingar County Hospital in Eire Ireland.…

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Two Consular Parties Yesterday.— Voyage in a Sailing Ship.—To Marry in Honolulu. Consular Reception.

1 February 1940, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 20

…Still social - engaged to Donald Neil Rankin of Newcastle in early 1940 , after her return from abroad in late 1939 - Don had been admitted as a Solicitor in 1939 and joined his father's Newcastle law firm…

Social News and Gossip St. Mary's College, Bathurst.

2 May 1940, The Catholic Press (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1942), page 10

…Attending the Combined Dominicans Annual Ball in May 1940 . …

CHOSE COLLEGE CHAPEL. Graduates Married. OTHER CEREMONIES YESTERDAY.

27 June 1940, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 14

…Subsequently marrying Don Rankin at St John's College Sydney University in June 1940  - the Rankins staying at the Canberra Civic Hotel in July  1940 , a  sentimental wedding ring . She seemed to have lived in Newcastle with her husband Donald Neil Rankin only briefly around  December 1940 .  By  1942 , husband Donald Neal Rankin would be called up by the RAAF, based at Point Cook, and Patricia would move to Melbourne to be closer to him, visiting him at Sale and staying at the  Club Hotel . Flying Officer Don Rankin would be part of the attack on Frankfurt in December 1943.…

Interest in Yesterday's Weddings.

27 June 1940, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 14

…Subsequently marrying Don Rankin at St John's College Sydney University in June 1940  - the Rankins staying at the Canberra Civic Hotel in July  1940 , a  sentimental wedding ring . She seemed to have lived in Newcastle with her husband Donald Neil Rankin only briefly around  December 1940 .  By  1942 , husband Donald Neal Rankin would be called up by the RAAF, based at Point Cook, and Patricia would move to Melbourne to be closer to him, visiting him at Sale and staying at the  Club Hotel . Flying Officer Don Rankin would be part of the attack on Frankfurt in December 1943.…

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Wedding Anniversaries Celebrated... Plans for the Christmas Holidays... Military "At Home."

19 December 1940, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 17

…Subsequently marrying Don Rankin at St John's College Sydney University in June 1940  - the Rankins staying at the Canberra Civic Hotel in July  1940 , a  sentimental wedding ring . She seemed to have lived in Newcastle with her husband Donald Neil Rankin only briefly around  December 1940 .  By  1942 , husband Donald Neal Rankin would be called up by the RAAF, based at Point Cook, and Patricia would move to Melbourne to be closer to him, visiting him at Sale and staying at the  Club Hotel . Flying Officer Don Rankin would be part of the attack on Frankfurt in December 1943.…

…Subsequently marrying Don Rankin at St John's College Sydney University in June 1940  - the Rankins staying at the Canberra Civic Hotel in July  1940 , a  sentimental wedding ring . She seemed to have lived in Newcastle with her husband Donald Neil Rankin only briefly around  December 1940 .  By  1942 , husband Donald Neal Rankin would be called up by the RAAF, based at Point Cook, and Patricia would move to Melbourne to be closer to him, visiting him at Sale and staying at the  Club Hotel . Flying Officer Don Rankin would be part of the attack on Frankfurt in December 1943.…

Heard Here and There

10 October 1940, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 15

…Subsequently marrying Don Rankin at St John's College Sydney University in June 1940  - the Rankins staying at the Canberra Civic Hotel in July  1940 , a  sentimental wedding ring . She seemed to have lived in Newcastle with her husband Donald Neil Rankin only briefly around  December 1940 .  By  1942 , husband Donald Neal Rankin would be called up by the RAAF, based at Point Cook, and Patricia would move to Melbourne to be closer to him, visiting him at Sale and staying at the  Club Hotel . Flying Officer Don Rankin would be part of the attack on Frankfurt in December 1943.…

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL January Weddings

1 January 1942, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 3

…Subsequently marrying Don Rankin at St John's College Sydney University in June 1940  - the Rankins staying at the Canberra Civic Hotel in July  1940 , a  sentimental wedding ring . She seemed to have lived in Newcastle with her husband Donald Neil Rankin only briefly around  December 1940 .  By  1942 , husband Donald Neal Rankin would be called up by the RAAF, based at Point Cook, and Patricia would move to Melbourne to be closer to him, visiting him at Sale and staying at the  Club Hotel . Flying Officer Don Rankin would be part of the attack on Frankfurt in December 1943.…

Jottings Of Jill..

7 September 1942, Gippsland Times (Vic. : 1861 - 1954), page 2

…Subsequently marrying Don Rankin at St John's College Sydney University in June 1940  - the Rankins staying at the Canberra Civic Hotel in July  1940 , a  sentimental wedding ring . She seemed to have lived in Newcastle with her husband Donald Neil Rankin only briefly around  December 1940 .  By  1942 , husband Donald Neal Rankin would be called up by the RAAF, based at Point Cook, and Patricia would move to Melbourne to be closer to him, visiting him at Sale and staying at the  Club Hotel . Flying Officer Don Rankin would be part of the attack on Frankfurt in December 1943.…

AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON IN ATTACK From Our Staff Correspondent

22 December 1943, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 7

…Subsequently marrying Don Rankin at St John's College Sydney University in June 1940  - the Rankins staying at the Canberra Civic Hotel in July  1940 , a  sentimental wedding ring . She seemed to have lived in Newcastle with her husband Donald Neil Rankin only briefly around  December 1940 .  By  1942 , husband Donald Neal Rankin would be called up by the RAAF, based at Point Cook, and Patricia would move to Melbourne to be closer to him, visiting him at Sale and staying at the  Club Hotel . Flying Officer Don Rankin would be part of the attack on Frankfurt in December 1943.…

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Back to Cooma.

15 July 1940, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 4

…Sister Sheilagh's engagement to Robert Macintosh of Leura was also announced in July 1940  and wedding soon after - a lot of that happened as men headed off to the battlefields of WWII.…

FOR WOMEN MAGNOLIA LACE BRIDAL GOWN. Married in School Chapel.

26 July 1940, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 3

…Sister Sheilagh's engagement to Robert Macintosh of Leura was also announced in July 1940  and wedding soon after - a lot of that happened as men headed off to the battlefields of WWII.…

Newcastle.

15 January 1931, The Catholic Press (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1942), page 29

…post as senior resident at Lewisham Hospital. Since then has practised for a while. Now, quietly as possible, marries Don Rankin in chapel of St. John's College, University, where Don studied Law during Paddy's Med. student days. He's to be called up for R.A.A.F. soon, so we're waiting to see whether wife will set out to further distinguish herself in her profession.We hope so . . . Paddy Kirton had married into a distinguished family in the Newcastle area. Her father in law, Mr Archibald Aloysius Rankin, born in Tumut in 1872, married Vera Simpson in 1910. AA Rankin was President of the S t Ignatius Riverview Old Boy 's Union, the son of a  Station Manager  and grandson of a farmer at Tumut. Archibald became a  Solicitor  of  Rankin & Griffiths Solicitors  Newcastle (having served as an articled clerk in Tumut, applied to NSW Supreme Court to be admitted as solicitor in  1897 ), a legal representative to  BHP , having been associated with the Newcastle hospital since 1912, with Newcastle Municipal Council in  1913 , appointed President of the Newcastle Hospital Board since  1916 . And A A Rankin was being censured by the Newcastle Trades Hall Council in …

…at Lewisham Hospital. Since then has practised for a while. Now, quietly as possible, marries Don Rankin in chapel of St. John's College, University, where Don studied Law during Paddy's Med. student days. He's to be called up for R.A.A.F. soon, so we're waiting to see whether wife will set out to further distinguish herself in her profession.We hope so . . . Paddy Kirton had married into a distinguished family in the Newcastle area. Her father in law, Mr Archibald Aloysius Rankin, born in Tumut in 1872, married Vera Simpson in 1910. AA Rankin was President of the S t Ignatius Riverview Old Boy 's Union, the son of a  Station Manager  and grandson of a farmer at Tumut. Archibald became a  Solicitor  of  Rankin & Griffiths Solicitors  Newcastle (having served as an articled clerk in Tumut, applied to NSW Supreme Court to be admitted as solicitor in  1897 ), a legal representative to  BHP , having been associated with the Newcastle hospital since 1912, with Newcastle Municipal Council in  1913 , appointed President of the Newcastle Hospital Board since  1916 . And A A Rankin was being censured by the Newcastle Trades Hall Council in  1926 , appointed to NSW Hospitals Commission Board…

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15 June 1932, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 2

…quietly as possible, marries Don Rankin in chapel of St. John's College, University, where Don studied Law during Paddy's Med. student days. He's to be called up for R.A.A.F. soon, so we're waiting to see whether wife will set out to further distinguish herself in her profession.We hope so . . . Paddy Kirton had married into a distinguished family in the Newcastle area. Her father in law, Mr Archibald Aloysius Rankin, born in Tumut in 1872, married Vera Simpson in 1910. AA Rankin was President of the S t Ignatius Riverview Old Boy 's Union, the son of a  Station Manager  and grandson of a farmer at Tumut. Archibald became a  Solicitor  of  Rankin & Griffiths Solicitors  Newcastle (having served as an articled clerk in Tumut, applied to NSW Supreme Court to be admitted as solicitor in  1897 ), a legal representative to  BHP , having been associated with the Newcastle hospital since 1912, with Newcastle Municipal Council in  1913 , appointed President of the Newcastle Hospital Board since  1916 . And A A Rankin was being censured by the Newcastle Trades Hall Council in  1926 , appointed to NSW Hospitals Commission Board in  1929 , awarded a  CBE in 1938…

NEWCASTLE. HOSPITAL SITE. NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.

12 March 1913, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 14

…University, where Don studied Law during Paddy's Med. student days. He's to be called up for R.A.A.F. soon, so we're waiting to see whether wife will set out to further distinguish herself in her profession.We hope so . . . Paddy Kirton had married into a distinguished family in the Newcastle area. Her father in law, Mr Archibald Aloysius Rankin, born in Tumut in 1872, married Vera Simpson in 1910. AA Rankin was President of the S t Ignatius Riverview Old Boy 's Union, the son of a  Station Manager  and grandson of a farmer at Tumut. Archibald became a  Solicitor  of  Rankin & Griffiths Solicitors  Newcastle (having served as an articled clerk in Tumut, applied to NSW Supreme Court to be admitted as solicitor in  1897 ), a legal representative to  BHP , having been associated with the Newcastle hospital since 1912, with Newcastle Municipal Council in  1913 , appointed President of the Newcastle Hospital Board since  1916 . And A A Rankin was being censured by the Newcastle Trades Hall Council in  1926 , appointed to NSW Hospitals Commission Board in  1929 , awarded a  CBE in 1938 . In 1940 he was still President of the Newcastle Hospital…

…in the Newcastle area. Her father in law, Mr Archibald Aloysius Rankin, born in Tumut in 1872, married Vera Simpson in 1910. AA Rankin was President of the S t Ignatius Riverview Old Boy 's Union, the son of a  Station Manager  and grandson of a farmer at Tumut. Archibald became a  Solicitor  of  Rankin & Griffiths Solicitors  Newcastle (having served as an articled clerk in Tumut, applied to NSW Supreme Court to be admitted as solicitor in  1897 ), a legal representative to  BHP , having been associated with the Newcastle hospital since 1912, with Newcastle Municipal Council in  1913 , appointed President of the Newcastle Hospital Board since  1916 . And A A Rankin was being censured by the Newcastle Trades Hall Council in  1926 , appointed to NSW Hospitals Commission Board in  1929 , awarded a  CBE in 1938 . In 1940 he was still President of the Newcastle Hospital Board, still a Member of the NSW Hospitals Commission and President of Newcastle Aero Club - but he seems to have retired from the Health scene sometime during the WWII years. He passed away in 1951 -  probate notice . Married into a family such as A A…

LAW REPORT. IN CHAMBERS. (Before Mr. Justice Stephen.) HOSPITAL NURSES' AWARD. Ex parte Newcastle Hospital re Landon and others.

9 July 1932, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 6

…Don studied Law during Paddy's Med. student days. He's to be called up for R.A.A.F. soon, so we're waiting to see whether wife will set out to further distinguish herself in her profession.We hope so . . . Paddy Kirton had married into a distinguished family in the Newcastle area. Her father in law, Mr Archibald Aloysius Rankin, born in Tumut in 1872, married Vera Simpson in 1910. AA Rankin was President of the S t Ignatius Riverview Old Boy 's Union, the son of a  Station Manager  and grandson of a farmer at Tumut. Archibald became a  Solicitor  of  Rankin & Griffiths Solicitors  Newcastle (having served as an articled clerk in Tumut, applied to NSW Supreme Court to be admitted as solicitor in  1897 ), a legal representative to  BHP , having been associated with the Newcastle hospital since 1912, with Newcastle Municipal Council in  1913 , appointed President of the Newcastle Hospital Board since  1916 . And A A Rankin was being censured by the Newcastle Trades Hall Council in  1926 , appointed to NSW Hospitals Commission Board in  1929 , awarded a  CBE in 1938 . In 1940 he was still President of the Newcastle Hospital Board, still a Member of…

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20 August 1897, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 2

…set out to further distinguish herself in her profession.We hope so . . . Paddy Kirton had married into a distinguished family in the Newcastle area. Her father in law, Mr Archibald Aloysius Rankin, born in Tumut in 1872, married Vera Simpson in 1910. AA Rankin was President of the S t Ignatius Riverview Old Boy 's Union, the son of a  Station Manager  and grandson of a farmer at Tumut. Archibald became a  Solicitor  of  Rankin & Griffiths Solicitors  Newcastle (having served as an articled clerk in Tumut, applied to NSW Supreme Court to be admitted as solicitor in  1897 ), a legal representative to  BHP , having been associated with the Newcastle hospital since 1912, with Newcastle Municipal Council in  1913 , appointed President of the Newcastle Hospital Board since  1916 . And A A Rankin was being censured by the Newcastle Trades Hall Council in  1926 , appointed to NSW Hospitals Commission Board in  1929 , awarded a  CBE in 1938 . In 1940 he was still President of the Newcastle Hospital Board, still a Member of the NSW Hospitals Commission and President of Newcastle Aero Club - but he seems to have retired from the Health scene…

CORRESPONDENCE AUSTRALIAN NOVELIST REMARKABLE NEW BOOK. To the Editor.

30 January 1932, Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1950), page 3

…in her profession.We hope so . . . Paddy Kirton had married into a distinguished family in the Newcastle area. Her father in law, Mr Archibald Aloysius Rankin, born in Tumut in 1872, married Vera Simpson in 1910. AA Rankin was President of the S t Ignatius Riverview Old Boy 's Union, the son of a  Station Manager  and grandson of a farmer at Tumut. Archibald became a  Solicitor  of  Rankin & Griffiths Solicitors  Newcastle (having served as an articled clerk in Tumut, applied to NSW Supreme Court to be admitted as solicitor in  1897 ), a legal representative to  BHP , having been associated with the Newcastle hospital since 1912, with Newcastle Municipal Council in  1913 , appointed President of the Newcastle Hospital Board since  1916 . And A A Rankin was being censured by the Newcastle Trades Hall Council in  1926 , appointed to NSW Hospitals Commission Board in  1929 , awarded a  CBE in 1938 . In 1940 he was still President of the Newcastle Hospital Board, still a Member of the NSW Hospitals Commission and President of Newcastle Aero Club - but he seems to have retired from the Health scene sometime during the WWII years. He…

NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL BOARD. NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.

5 January 1916, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 12

…Aloysius Rankin, born in Tumut in 1872, married Vera Simpson in 1910. AA Rankin was President of the S t Ignatius Riverview Old Boy 's Union, the son of a  Station Manager  and grandson of a farmer at Tumut. Archibald became a  Solicitor  of  Rankin & Griffiths Solicitors  Newcastle (having served as an articled clerk in Tumut, applied to NSW Supreme Court to be admitted as solicitor in  1897 ), a legal representative to  BHP , having been associated with the Newcastle hospital since 1912, with Newcastle Municipal Council in  1913 , appointed President of the Newcastle Hospital Board since  1916 . And A A Rankin was being censured by the Newcastle Trades Hall Council in  1926 , appointed to NSW Hospitals Commission Board in  1929 , awarded a  CBE in 1938 . In 1940 he was still President of the Newcastle Hospital Board, still a Member of the NSW Hospitals Commission and President of Newcastle Aero Club - but he seems to have retired from the Health scene sometime during the WWII years. He passed away in 1951 -  probate notice . Married into a family such as A A Rankins, with a husband as a solicitor, it would have…

ROW IN DARK. OVEB HOSPITAL JOB.

7 December 1926, The Muswellbrook Chronicle (NSW : 1898 - 1955), page 6

…of the S t Ignatius Riverview Old Boy 's Union, the son of a  Station Manager  and grandson of a farmer at Tumut. Archibald became a  Solicitor  of  Rankin & Griffiths Solicitors  Newcastle (having served as an articled clerk in Tumut, applied to NSW Supreme Court to be admitted as solicitor in  1897 ), a legal representative to  BHP , having been associated with the Newcastle hospital since 1912, with Newcastle Municipal Council in  1913 , appointed President of the Newcastle Hospital Board since  1916 . And A A Rankin was being censured by the Newcastle Trades Hall Council in  1926 , appointed to NSW Hospitals Commission Board in  1929 , awarded a  CBE in 1938 . In 1940 he was still President of the Newcastle Hospital Board, still a Member of the NSW Hospitals Commission and President of Newcastle Aero Club - but he seems to have retired from the Health scene sometime during the WWII years. He passed away in 1951 -  probate notice . Married into a family such as A A Rankins, with a husband as a solicitor, it would have been easy for Paddy Kirton to have stepped back to a more stereotypical female role of…

HOSPITAL COMMISSION Members Appointed SYDNEY, Tuesday.

10 July 1929, The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), page 1

…Union, the son of a  Station Manager  and grandson of a farmer at Tumut. Archibald became a  Solicitor  of  Rankin & Griffiths Solicitors  Newcastle (having served as an articled clerk in Tumut, applied to NSW Supreme Court to be admitted as solicitor in  1897 ), a legal representative to  BHP , having been associated with the Newcastle hospital since 1912, with Newcastle Municipal Council in  1913 , appointed President of the Newcastle Hospital Board since  1916 . And A A Rankin was being censured by the Newcastle Trades Hall Council in  1926 , appointed to NSW Hospitals Commission Board in  1929 , awarded a  CBE in 1938 . In 1940 he was still President of the Newcastle Hospital Board, still a Member of the NSW Hospitals Commission and President of Newcastle Aero Club - but he seems to have retired from the Health scene sometime during the WWII years. He passed away in 1951 -  probate notice . Married into a family such as A A Rankins, with a husband as a solicitor, it would have been easy for Paddy Kirton to have stepped back to a more stereotypical female role of the 1930's and 1940's. And it seems that as…

IN THE OTHER STATES New South Wales

1 January 1938, Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954), page 7

…a  Station Manager  and grandson of a farmer at Tumut. Archibald became a  Solicitor  of  Rankin & Griffiths Solicitors  Newcastle (having served as an articled clerk in Tumut, applied to NSW Supreme Court to be admitted as solicitor in  1897 ), a legal representative to  BHP , having been associated with the Newcastle hospital since 1912, with Newcastle Municipal Council in  1913 , appointed President of the Newcastle Hospital Board since  1916 . And A A Rankin was being censured by the Newcastle Trades Hall Council in  1926 , appointed to NSW Hospitals Commission Board in  1929 , awarded a  CBE in 1938 . In 1940 he was still President of the Newcastle Hospital Board, still a Member of the NSW Hospitals Commission and President of Newcastle Aero Club - but he seems to have retired from the Health scene sometime during the WWII years. He passed away in 1951 -  probate notice . Married into a family such as A A Rankins, with a husband as a solicitor, it would have been easy for Paddy Kirton to have stepped back to a more stereotypical female role of the 1930's and 1940's. And it seems that as WWII wound on, Paddy, after after…

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31 October 1951, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 10

…the Newcastle hospital since 1912, with Newcastle Municipal Council in  1913 , appointed President of the Newcastle Hospital Board since  1916 . And A A Rankin was being censured by the Newcastle Trades Hall Council in  1926 , appointed to NSW Hospitals Commission Board in  1929 , awarded a  CBE in 1938 . In 1940 he was still President of the Newcastle Hospital Board, still a Member of the NSW Hospitals Commission and President of Newcastle Aero Club - but he seems to have retired from the Health scene sometime during the WWII years. He passed away in 1951 -  probate notice . Married into a family such as A A Rankins, with a husband as a solicitor, it would have been easy for Paddy Kirton to have stepped back to a more stereotypical female role of the 1930's and 1940's. And it seems that as WWII wound on, Paddy, after after having her early life constantly mentioned in the social pages, had then ducked below the radar. Only surfacing in  1954 , when giving expert testimony in a murder trial in Newcastle, described as Dr Mary Patricia Ann Kirton, Superintendent of Newcastle Mental Hospital. It was clear that she had decided to…

Charge Of Murder Reduced

15 April 1954, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 13

…Commission and President of Newcastle Aero Club - but he seems to have retired from the Health scene sometime during the WWII years. He passed away in 1951 -  probate notice . Married into a family such as A A Rankins, with a husband as a solicitor, it would have been easy for Paddy Kirton to have stepped back to a more stereotypical female role of the 1930's and 1940's. And it seems that as WWII wound on, Paddy, after after having her early life constantly mentioned in the social pages, had then ducked below the radar. Only surfacing in  1954 , when giving expert testimony in a murder trial in Newcastle, described as Dr Mary Patricia Ann Kirton, Superintendent of Newcastle Mental Hospital. It was clear that she had decided to follow her own path. Meanwhile her husband who had been good at sport in his university days, was shining in the NSW Amateur Golf Championships in 1954. Dr Kirton was elected to the University of Newcastle Council in  1971  and served on the Board of Trustees of the University's  Edward Hall  Residential College - her brief CV in 1972  read : "Dr. Kirton was Acting Superintendent of the Mental Hospital,…

WINNERS IN GOLF TITLE SEMI-FINAL IN GOLF MAY DECIDE TITLE

30 July 1954, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), page 10

…Paddy Kirton to have stepped back to a more stereotypical female role of the 1930's and 1940's. And it seems that as WWII wound on, Paddy, after after having her early life constantly mentioned in the social pages, had then ducked below the radar. Only surfacing in  1954 , when giving expert testimony in a murder trial in Newcastle, described as Dr Mary Patricia Ann Kirton, Superintendent of Newcastle Mental Hospital. It was clear that she had decided to follow her own path. Meanwhile her husband who had been good at sport in his university days, was shining in the NSW Amateur Golf Championships in 1954. Dr Kirton was elected to the University of Newcastle Council in  1971  and served on the Board of Trustees of the University's  Edward Hall  Residential College - her brief CV in 1972  read : "Dr. Kirton was Acting Superintendent of the Mental Hospital, Newcastle, from 1954 to 1959 and Specialist Psychiatrist in Charge of the Child Guidance Clinic, Newcastle, from 1960 to 1969. She is Vice-President of Hunter Regional Branch of the National Trust and on Newcastle Advisory Board of the Family Life Movement of Australia." Paddy Rankin would also be a significant donor to the University…