Her father was a gentleman[1] as his family had benefited from a bequest left by second fleeter John Harris.

That John Harris left about £150,000 as he had gained a huge estate based at Ultimo, New South Wales.

[1] In 1910 she married John Alexander Stammers Jones who was a keen sportsman and he owned the Zig Zag Brewery, ten hotels[3] and, in time, two Darracq cars.

Their home at Lithgow which was near the brewery until they had a house built at Darling Point which they named Nia Heymo.

She began competing in events organised by the Royal Automobile Club of Australia[1] and in 1925 she bought a Crossley Motors 20-70 model.

[3] In 1930 she beat 67 other (male) drivers at Bondi Beach where her car covered the quarter mile in 18.4 seconds.