Helen Beatrice Hughes (1915–1937)
from Advocate
Advice that Miss Helen Hughes, the 21-year old daughter of the Ministor for Health (Mr. W. M. Hughes) and Dame Mary Hughes, died suddenly in London on Monday has been received.
A cable message from the High Commissioner (Mr. Bruce) to the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) stated that Miss Hughes died during an acute abdominal operation.
Miss Hughes was one of the most popular members of the Sydney younger set, and went to London for the Coronation.
Few Australian girls were better known to the Royal family. As a child she captivated King George V. and Queen Mary knitted her garments. When the Duke of Gloucester was in Australia she danced with him frequently.
Mr. Hughes and Dame Mary Hughes arrived in Mildura from Sydney on Monday night for the town's jubilee celebrations. The news reached them by telephone from Canberra early this morning.
Mr. Hughes cancelled his engagement to open the King George V. memorial at Merbein. He will decide tomorrow his immediate movements.
Federal Ministers telegraphed their condolences to him and Dame Mary Hughes.
Original publication
Other Obituaries for Helen Beatrice Hughes
- Argus (Melbourne), 11 August 1937, p 14
- Canberra Times, 11 August 1937, p 1
- Queenslander, 12 August 1937, p 49
Additional Resources
- photo, Capricornian (Rockhampton), 27 September 1919, p 54
- is in London - seeing the sights, Advocate (Burnie, Tas), 19 August 1932, p 7
- photo, Argus (Melbourne), 24 December 1932, p 3
- was chosen to be the Duke of Gloucester's first dancing partner at the State Ball in Canberra, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 October 1934, p 4
- is in Brisbane to appear in a fashion parade, Courier-Mail (Brisbane), 31 March 1936, p 18
- is to visit England, Daily News (Perth), 11 January 1937, p 9
- her funeral is to be held in Sydney today, Sydney Morning Herald, 24 September 1937, p 12
- funeral, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 September 1937, p 18
- memorial poem by Mary Gilmore, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 September 1937, p 13
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Hughes, Mary Ethel (mother)
- Hughes, William Morris (father)
Citation details
'Hughes, Helen Beatrice (1915–1937)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/hughes-helen-beatrice-15253/text26458, accessed 10 October 2024.
Helen Hughes, 1936
State Library of Queensland, 102817
Life Summary [details]
Birth
Death
9 August,
1937
(aged 21)
Beversbrook,
Derbyshire,
England
Cause of Death
Religious Influence
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