Emma Ann Browne

Emma Ann Browne, Elmes (February 24, 1857 – October 24, 1941), was a British-born Australian philanthropist.

Life Browne was born in 1857 in Wareham. Her parents were Matilda (born Warland) and John Clifford Elmes who as a coachbuilder. She was educated at a private school.

Emma Browne was a philanthropist. The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria was celebrated throughout the British empire in 1897. In Tasmania a public meeting was held to determine how the occasion might be marked. The second wife of the governor of Tasmania, Georgina Jane Connellan, Lady Gormanston suggested that a maternity hospital would be a great addition. At the time the only assistance to pregnant women came from untrained and unregulated midwives. It was agreed

The National Council of Women of Australia was not formed until 1931. Browne was an active member long before that She rose to be President of that branch.

Browne died in Launceston on 24 October 1941. Their children were Clifford Styant-Browne of Melbourne; Alderman F. Warland-Browne, Deputy Mayor of Launceston; Arthur S. Browne, of Sydney; Harry W. Browne, of Sydney; Horace S. Browne of Perth, W.A.; Noel R. Browne, of Launceston, Kathleen Browne, of Launceston and Noel Richardson Brown who was wounded in 1916,