Julian Barbara Waugh
(1857-1938) political and community worker
About Julian Barbara Waugh
Lived 1857 – 1938 (aged 80–81). Julian Barbara Waugh was an Australian community worker.
Julian Barbara Waugh ((; 9 June 1857 – 2 January 1938) was an Australia] political and community worker. She became the mayoress of Parramatta in 1909 when her husband was mayor. She was an enthusiastic supporter of the First World War and Australia's contribution of conscripted soldiers.
Life Waugh was born in 1857 in the Sydney suburb of Balmain. Her parents were Sophia Usher (née Nail) and Ewen Wallace Cameron. Her parents had been born in Mauritius and France respectively. Her father was a merchant and had tried to enter parliament but he was narrowly beaten. She spent part of her childhood in France.
In 1879 she married John Waugh who was the father of their two children and in time he was a bank manager. They lived in Parramatta and she became president in the local croquet club.
She became the President of the Travelling Kitchen Fund in New South Wales. Seven kitchens were funded by the group. In December 1914 she presented one to Lieutenant Colonel Cox CB outside Sydney Town Hall.
She was a strong supporter of the war effort and she encouraged Australians to agree to conscription.
She became a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1934. Waugh died in the Sydney suburb of Mosman in 1938.
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Who was Julian Barbara Waugh?
(1857-1938) political and community worker
When was Julian Barbara Waugh born?
Julian Barbara Waugh was born on 9 June 1857 in Balmain.
When did Julian Barbara Waugh die?
Julian Barbara Waugh died in 1938 in Mosman.
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Julian Barbara Waugh was a community worker.
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Julian Barbara Waugh was Australian.
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