SEAGER

Joyce Debenham

20 September 1899 — 7 September 1991

AKA:  née Tearne, Joy, Joyce Debenham HENNIKER 

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Additional Information

Special Achievements

  • January 1925 - First woman doctor at Kingscote, on Kangaroo Island, South Australia.  She was the sole medical practitioner, pharmacist, and dentist.
  • 1945 - She was the only doctor in Kingston, located on South Australia's south-east coastline on the shores of Lacepede Bay.

Additional Information

  • 1966 - Appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire, for her care of ex-servicemen.
  • Author of Joy Seager - Kangaroo Island Doctor.

Resources

References

  • Lyle, Gwen.  (1990, September).  A Pioneer Country Practice.  The Australian Women’s Weekly, 49.

Link - Seager, Joyce Debenham (Joy) (1899–1991)

Australian Dictionary of Biography

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