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ADA EVA* WOODGER was b. 22 Oct 1890,
Owen St, Newtown, Wellington, daughter of Richard Arthur Woodger - her mother was Alice nee Griffin.
Evening Post, 22 October 1890, Page
2 Woodger On the 22nd October, at Owen-street, Newtown, the wife
of R. A. Woodger, of a daughter
She was enrolled at the Thorndon Infants
1897
At 8 1/2 yrs she was admitted to Mt
Cook Girls School, Wellington on 6 Mar 1899, Guardian
Richard W Goodgar, Residential Address 7 Sussex Square;
Last School Thorndon; Last Day 20 Sep
1899
In September the family left for Sydney. NSW,
Australia.
Sydney Morning Herald - Monday 14 December
1908 - BONDI SKATING RINK.A poster and fancy dress carnival was held
at the Bondi Skating Rink on the 3rd instant Tie prizes were won by
the following, Lady's poster Costume, Miss Eva
Woodger.
1908 attended the Woollahra Technical
Shorthand classes - awarded Honurs
Ada's
life is traced from 1910 onwards. Eva had a regular
mention in the social pages on the guest lists at the many
balls, fancy dress partys, invites and dances accasions she attended
and her fashionable attire was regularly described in the
guest lists eg a black sequined gown; coral-pink ninon over satin;
white ninon-de-sole and silver passementeric; while voile and
lace; etc; etc;
1911, a pupil of the Convent St
Cecilias Muscal Club - learnt singing and performed in concerts and
pianoforte
A mystery - In 1911 The
Twofold Magnet and Southern Monaro Advertiser (NSW) on Mon 21 1911
reported - Mr J Dunn and Miss E A Woodger are to be
married at the R C Church, Kiah on Wednesday
next
Was this her? She retained her maiden
name yet her will states she was a widow when she
died.
Regularly in the public eye, she acted as social
secretary and was on many committees, recorded playing
piano for dances at functions - eg; at the
Kamilarol Cricket Club,
She was a business woman and reported in
investing in shares eg registering as first subscriber Trevits
Ltd in the buisiness of importing, imorting phonagraphs and other
musical instruments
In July 1927 is on the staff of the Grafonala
Company
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