Constance Mackness

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Constance Mackness


Born
in Tuena, New South Wales, Australia
June 17, 1882

Died
December 13, 1973

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Born in 1882 in Tuena, New South Wales, Constance Mackness was the daughter of goldminer James Mackness, and his wife Alice Brown. She was educated at Fort Street Model School, and went on to win one of three scholarships available to women, to the University of Sydney, graduating in 1902 with first class Honours in English, French and History. She taught history for thirteen years at the Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Croydon, before becoming senior mistress, in 1916, at the Presbyterian Ladies’ College at Pymble. In 1919, Mackness was the founding Headmistress of the Presbyterian Girls’ College, Warwick, where she remained until her retirement in 1949.

Mackness wrote ten children's novels, a number of articles and short stories for local pa
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Miss Pickle

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Growing up

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The Glad School

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Clump Point and district

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Di-Double-Di

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Clown of the School

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Gem of the flat

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Daffy-Down-Dilly

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The Young Beachcombers

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