Jean Curlewis

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Jean Curlewis


Born
in Sydney, Australia
February 07, 1898

Died
March 28, 1930

Genre

Influences


Ethel Jean Sophia Curlewis was born at Mosman and educated at Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School, Jean Curlewis grew up in a cultured and literate upper-middle class family. Her mother was Ethel Turner, the popular author of Seven Little Australians. Her father was Herbert Curlewis, a lawyer. Jean attended Killarney, the Church of England Grammar School in Mosman where the Curlewises lived, and later went to S.C.E.G.G.S. Darlinghurst.
Because Jean was genuinely concerned with issues of social welfare it is not surprising to learn that she served as a Voluntary Aid, relieving overworked nurses during the Spanish ‘flu epidemic that devastated Sydney in 1919. It is likely that this period, when she was particularly open to infectio
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Beach Beyond

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The Ship That Never Set Sail

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Drowning Maze

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The Dawn Man by Jean Curlewis

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Drowning maze.

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THE SHIP THAT NEVER SET SAIL

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BEACH BEYOND

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Christmas in Australia

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The Drowning Maze

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