Sarah Mary Camm
c. 1931Portrait mounted on a cream card and tissue of Sarah Mary Camm with short wavy hair and wearing a dark coloured, long sleeved dress, a string of beads, and a brooch. She has a purse resting on her knees.
Sarah May Chamberlain (1866-1956), daughter of William Joseph Chamberlain (1833-) and Mary McCallum (1834-1927), was born in Avoca, Victoria on 25 May 1866.
Married John Percy Camm (1873-1943) in Perth in 1898.
Sarah and John had four children:
- Hilda May Camm (1899-1974)
- Dora Camm (1901-1993)
- Harold Camm (1903-1990)
- John Camm (1906-1997)
President of the Myola Club, Claremont from 1931-1932.
Died on 7 August 1956 aged 89.
Details
Details
On tissue in black ink [S M CAMM]. On tissue in pencil [SUSAN WATKINS].
The Myola Club (1921-2004) began as Mrs Flower's Literary Circle through an arrangement that Ellen Jewell 'Nellie' Flowers nee Rice (1858-1942) made with Lionel Logue, to coach a group of women in the art of speech making and chairing a meeting.
Myola means 'place for knowledge' or 'meet and learn'.
The club built premises at 6 Stirling Road, Claremont which were opened by Nellie Flower on 30 April 1935.
Declining numbers, an aging membership and the high cost of maintaining the building forced the Club to close in December 2004.
Copyright and Reference
Copyright and Reference
Acknowledgements to be made to 'Claremont Museum 05.345'.
