Her brother Francis became a chemist[1] and lecturer who was known for creating stable organic molecules that would bond with metals.

[2] In about 1910 the family moved to Sydney and she attended Petersham Girls’ Intermediate High School.

In 1931 she qualified as a nurse after training at Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

The others were Georgina McCready MBE, Muriel Knox Doherty RRC and Margaret Frances Looker.

In 1979 she moved to Alice Springs where she worked with her brother to assist Aboriginal Australians.