Lady Eliza Fraser Mitchell (1864–1948)
Lady Eliza Fraser Mitchell, CBE, widow of Sir Edward Mitchell, died in hospital in Melbourne yesterday after a long illness.
Always a fine worker for charity, Lady Mitchell held many public positions, particularly during and for some years after the 1914-1918 war. During those war years she was assistant commissioner to the Australian Red Cross in London. After the war she was an active member of the New Settlers' League, first president of the Country Women's Association in Victoria, and president of the Bush Nursing Association.
Lady Mitchell is survived by four daughters–Mrs W. Duke Armit, of Bindi, East Gippsland; Mrs G. H. Adams, of Melbourne; Miss Mary Mitchell, the novelist; and Miss Janet Mitchell, of the Australian Broadcasting Commission.
The funeral will be private.
Original publication
Additional Resources
- Trove search
- marriage notice, Argus (Melbourne), 18 December 1886, p 1
- profile, Queenslander, 2 August 1928, p 53
- has written her autobiography, Argus (Melbourne), 9 August 1941, p 8
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Mitchell, Lady Eliza Fraser
- Mitchell, Edward Fancourt (husband)
- Mitchell, Isabel Mary (daughter)
- Mitchell, Janet Charlotte (daughter)
- Morrison, Alexander (father)
- Mitchell, William Henry Fancourt (father-in-law)
- Robson, Kate Isabel (sister)
- Morrison, Alexander Fraser (brother)
- Morrison, James (brother)
- Morrison, Henry Howard (brother)
- Morrison, Herbert Dykes (brother)
- Mitchell, Henry St. John (brother-in-law)
- Morrison, George (uncle)
- Morrison, Robert (uncle)
- Morrison, Herbert Fraser (nephew)
- Morrison, George Ernest (cousin)
- Morrison, Reginald Herbert (cousin)
- Morrison, Charles Norman (cousin)
Citation details
'Mitchell, Lady Eliza Fraser (1864–1948)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/mitchell-lady-eliza-fraser-7798/text25245, accessed 12 October 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Morrison, Eliza Fraser
Birth
30 March,
1864
Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Death
1 October,
1948
(aged 84)
Brighton, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Religious Influence
Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.