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Lilian Wooster Greaves
Born21 December 1869 Edit this on Wikidata
Died28 January 1956 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 86)

Lilian Wooster Greaves (21 December 1869 – 28 January 1956) was a Western Australian botanist and poet.

Personal life

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Greaves was born in Ballarat, Victoria,[1] where her father, William H. Wooster,[2][3] was lecturer of botany at the Federation University Australia.[4] She married William John Greaves in February 1893 in Ballarat,[5][6] and their children Mabel and Grace were born in Victoria and son Archibald in Sydney.[7] The family arrived in Western Australia on RMS Orizaba in 1904.[8] Daughters Elsie[9] and Rose[10] were born in the following three years in Perth and Cottesloe.

After the family moved to Western Australia, they lived at different stages in Wongan Hills, Mundaring, Cottesloe, and Leederville during the First World War. The last place of residence was in Como.

Literary career

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Greeves was a member of the Women Writers Club and representative of the Institute of British Poetry in Western Australia.[11] Her poetry was regularly published in local newspapers and magazines.[12][13] In 1915, she won first prize in The Bookman's annual poetry competition.[14]

During the First World War she wrote patriotic verses and songs.[15][16][17][18][19]

Some post war poetry was published in commemoration of Anzac Day.[20]

Her papers are kept in the private archives of the State Library of Western Australia's Battye Library .[21]

Books of poetry

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  • Greaves, Lilian Wooster (1903), Poems by Lilian (an Australian poetess) (1st ed.), G. Baker Walker, retrieved 11 October 2012
  • Greaves, Lilian Wooster (1906), The two doves and other poems, Upham & Williams, retrieved 11 October 2012
  • Greaves, Lilian Wooster (1910), Roses in rain : and other poems, The Swan Express, retrieved 11 October 2012 – reprinted in 1914
  • Greaves, Lilian Wooster (1927). Wongan Way . Perth, Western Australia: Imperial Printing Company – via Wikisource. – also in an illustrated edition, combined with a booklet about wildflowers – Greaves, Lilian Wooster (1927), Wongan way, Imperial Printing, retrieved 11 October 2012 (separate edition as:Greaves, Lilian Wooster (1927), West Australian wild flowers, Imperial Printing, retrieved 11 October 2012

Poems in newspapers

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  • 1915 – Women's War[14] (Bendigo Advertiser, Victoria)
  • 1915 – Roses in Rain[1] (The Advocate, Melbourne, Australia)
  • 1916 – Peace or War[22] (The Watchman, Sydney, Australia)
  • 1920 – Where love dwells[23]
  • 1921 – New Thoughts[24] (Western Mail, Perth, Western Australia)
  • 1925 – Hope[25] (Western Mail, Perth, Western Australia)
  • 1926 – England[26] (Western Mail, Perth, Western Australia)
  • 1926 – Remembrance[27] (Western Mail, Perth, Western Australia)
  • 1926 – How the Wild Flowers Came[28] (The Capricornian, Rockhampton, Queensland)
  • 1943 – Birds at Wongan Hills[29] (The Methodist, Sydney, Australia)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ladies' Letter". The Advocate. Melbourne, Australia. 26 June 1915. p. 33. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Publications Received: "Roses in Rain" and Other Poems (by Lillian Wooster Greaves)". Ballarat Star. 26 February 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 29 December 2024. The work is dedicated to W. H. Wooster, the father of the authoress
  3. ^ "Personal". The Ballarat Star. 25 October 1921. p. 1. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Mrs. Lilian Wooster Greaves". Sunday Times (Perth, Western Australia). Perth, WA. 6 June 1926. p. 1 Section: Fourth Section. Retrieved 11 October 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Marriage Registration: Wm Jno Greaves and Lily Wooster". Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria. 1893. Reg No 1178/1893. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  6. ^ "SOCIAL NOTES". Ballarat Star. 6 February 1893. p. 1. Retrieved 30 December 2024. On the 2nd inst. Miss Lily Wooster, daughter of Mr W. H. Wooster, of Humffray street, Ballarat East, was married to Mr William John Greaves, son of Mr J. Greaves of Victoria street, Ballarat East
  7. ^ Birth registration for Archibald W. Greaves, Registration Number 9281/1900, District of Sydney, New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages.
  8. ^ Greaves, Lilian Wooster, 1869-1956 (PDF), State Library of Western Australia, retrieved 14 January 2020
  9. ^ Birth registration for Elsie Blanche Greaves, Registration Number 5476/1905, Perth, Western Australia, WA Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages.
  10. ^ Birth registration for Rosemary Elizabeth Greaves, Cottesloe, Registration Number 1600309/1907, Registration District of Claremont, Western Australia Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages.
  11. ^ Grono, William (1988), Margins : a west coast selection of poetry, 1829-1988, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, ISBN 978-0-949206-37-4 – short biographical notes on page 335
  12. ^ "New Thoughts". Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 – 1954). Perth, WA. 21 April 1921. p. 31. Retrieved 11 October 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ James, Ruth Marchant (1984), Notes on Lilian Wooster Greaves, Ruth Marchant James], retrieved 11 October 2012
  14. ^ a b "Women's War". The Bendigo Advertiser. 16 September 1915. p. 7. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  15. ^ Beetham, Amy Melville; Greaves, Lilian Wooster (1915), Hang on, Australia!, S.T. Upham, retrieved 11 October 2012
  16. ^ Hancey, Jessie; Greaves, Lilian Wooster (1900), Australia beloved, Austral Music Pub. Co, retrieved 11 October 2012
  17. ^ Furlong, W. R; Greaves, Lilian Wooster (1920), Let us wear white, W.R. Furlong, retrieved 11 October 2012
  18. ^ Greaves, Lilian Wooster (1915), The road to Glory : a patriotic souvenir from Western Australia, S.T. Upham, retrieved 11 October 2012
  19. ^ The Road to glory reviewed – "The Road to Glory". Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 – 1954). Perth, WA. 3 December 1915. p. 45. Retrieved 11 October 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  20. ^ "Remembrance". Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 – 1954). Perth, WA. 22 April 1926. p. 31. Retrieved 11 October 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  21. ^ Greaves, Lilian Wooster (1894), Papers, retrieved 11 October 2012
  22. ^ "Songs of the War: Peace or War?". The Watchman: A Weekly Journal of Social, Political, and Religious Progress: 3. 4 May 1916. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  23. ^ "The Poet's Corner". Daily Telegraph and North Murchison and Pilbarra Gazette. Vol. III, no. 668. Western Australia. 8 July 1920. p. 4. Retrieved 13 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  24. ^ "NEW THOUGHTS". Western Mail. Perth, Western Australia. 21 April 1921. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  25. ^ "ORIGINAL VERSE". Western Mail. Perth, Western Australia. 12 March 1925. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  26. ^ "Original Verse". Western Mail. Vol. XLI, no. 2, 088. Western Australia. 4 February 1926. p. 31. Retrieved 13 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  27. ^ "REMEMBRANCE". Western Mail. Perth, Western Australia. 22 April 1926. p. 29. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  28. ^ "HOW THE WHO FLOWERS CAME". Capricornian. Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. 20 November 1926. p. 6. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  29. ^ "An Australian Writer". The Methodist. 27 February 1943. p. 7. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
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