Leonard, Eliza Peake (1879–1933)
Mrs. Eliza Peake Dillon, who died suddenly yesterday, was the wife of Mr. Thomas A. Dillon, of Milperra, Bankstown, and was a well-known member of the United Australia party. Formerly very active in the old Labour party, Mrs. Dillon joined the National party under Mr. W. A. Holman's leadership, and as council member, convention delegate, and platform speaker, occupied a prominent position in that party.
The funeral took place at Waverley Cemetery yesterday, and was attended by relatives, friends, and representatives of the U.A.P.
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Additional Resources
- is one of eight former Labor women, all of them childless, advocating for conscription, says Euphemia Maincke, Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW), 18 October 1916, p 3
- photo and short biography, Sydney Mail, 25 August 1920, p 19
- photo and short biography, Truth (Sydney), 16 November 1924, p 6
- new Labor government retracts her appointment as official visitor to mental hospitals, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 July 1925, p 15
- why she lost the official visitor appointment, Labor Daily (Sydney), 20 July 1925, p 1
- Labor Daily correction of its article, Labor Daily (Sydney) 8 September 1925, p 1
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Citation details
'Leonard, Eliza Peake (1879–1933)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/leonard-eliza-peake-32446/text40243, accessed 28 March 2023.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Pascoe, Eliza Peake
- Dillon, Eliza Peake
Birth
28 November,
1879
Woolloomooloo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death
5 April,
1933
(aged 53)
Auburn, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cultural Heritage
Religious Influence
Occupation
Key Organisations
- Victoria League (NSW)
- Labor Women's Political Debating Club (NSW)
- Domestic Workers' Union (NSW)
- Women Justices' Association (NSW)
- Gladesville Mental Hospital (Sydney)
- Hospital for the Insane (Callan Park, Sydney)