Rita Mary NeunhofferAlter: 85 Jahre1896–1982
- Name
- Rita Mary Neunhoffer
- Vornamen
- Rita Mary
- Nachname
- Neunhoffer
- Ehename
- Rita Mary Buxton
Geburt | 21. November 1896 31 28 |
Ausbildung | Schule oder höhere Schule: Sacré Coeur Convent School |
Tod eines väterlichen Großvaters | Alexander Heinrich Friedrich Neunhoeffer 3. März 1897 (Alter 3 Monate) Adresse: Lily Street, Bendigo Bemerkung: Notice published in the Bendigo Adevertiser reads: NEUNHOEFFER- On the 3rd March 1897 at Lily Street, FA Neunhoeffer, the dearly loved father of F and C Neunhoffer at Bendigo and Melbourne and Mrs M Jenkin and E Mollard Bendigo. |
Beerdigung eines väterlichen Großvaters | Alexander Heinrich Friedrich Neunhoeffer März 1897 (Alter 3 Monate) Friedhof: Bendigo Cemetaries (plot 7357), Victoria, Australia Bemerkung: Paul Neunhoffer visited Bendigo Cemetary and records showed that Frederick A Neunhoffer died on 3 March 1987 aged 66 years. He was the husband of Mary. Note: Myrtle Jenkin is also buried in this plot. We think Myrtle Jenkin was a child of Elizabeth Neunhoffer (Fred & Mary's daughter) and Matthew Jenkin. |
Tod eines mütterlichen Großvaters | William O'Connor 6. Juli 1900 (Alter 3 Jahre) Bemerkung: Death notice in the Bendigo Advertiser on 12 July 1900 reads: O'Connor - On the 6th July 1900, at his residence "Guernsey Villa", Evelyn Street East, St Kilda. William, the dearly beloved husband of Sarah O'Oconnor, late of Bendigo, aged 68 years, father of Mrs Norden, Mrs Rosenfeld, Mrs Neunhoffer, Nellie, James, Wilie, Arthur and Frank O'Connor. RIP Interred St Kilda Cemetery, 8 inst. |
Beerdigung eines mütterlichen Großvaters | William O'Connor 8. Juli 1900 (Alter 3 Jahre) Friedhof: St Kilda General Cemetery |
Tod einer mütterlichen Großmutter | Sarah Ann Bradley 1921 (Alter 24 Jahre) |
Beerdigung einer mütterlichen Großmutter | Sarah Ann Bradley 3. Mai 1921 (Alter 24 Jahre) Friedhof: St Kilda General Cemetery |
Tod eines Vater | Charles James Neunhoffer 5. November 1934 (Alter 37 Jahre) Ursache: Heart Trouble |
Tod einer Mutter | Emma Alice O'Connor 1942 (Alter 45 Jahre) Adresse: Armadale |
Beruf | Community worker, golf administrator, racehorse owner Bemerkung: In 1927 Rita Buxton joined the Toorak auxiliary of St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy. By 1936 she was president of the central executive of the hospital's auxiliaries. She organised voluntary help for St Vincent's in World War II, working in the laundry herself. In 1947 she became the first woman (apart from the mother rectress) on the hospital's advisory council. In 1958 she was named founding member of the council of St Vincent’s School of Medical Research, for which she engaged in fund-raising and donated large sums of money of her own for fellowships. |
Wohnort | ja Adresse: Australien |
Honours - OBE | 1944 (Alter 47 Jahre) Bemerkung: Also received a CBE in 1955 and DBE in 1969 |
Tod | 22. August 1982 (Alter 85 Jahre) |
Beerdigung | ja Friedhof: Mornington Cemetery |
Identitätsnummer | NE112129511531 |
Letzte Änderung | 31. Oktober 2011 – 06:27:50 von: Paul Neunhoffer |
Familie mit Eltern |
Vater |
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Mutter |
Emma Alice O'Connor Geburt: 1868 36 33 Tod: 1942 |
Heirat: — |
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sie selbst |
Rita Mary Neunhoffer Geburt: 21. November 1896 31 28 — South yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Tod: 22. August 1982 — Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Beruf | In 1927 Rita Buxton joined the Toorak auxiliary of St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy. By 1936 she was president of the central executive of the hospital's auxiliaries. She organised voluntary help for St Vincent's in World War II, working in the laundry herself. In 1947 she became the first woman (apart from the mother rectress) on the hospital's advisory council. In 1958 she was named founding member of the council of St Vincent’s School of Medical Research, for which she engaged in fund-raising and donated large sums of money of her own for fellowships. |
Beruf |
Rita Buxton owned several racehorses. One, High Syce, won the Caulfield Cup in 1929. St Razzle, another, was runner-up in 1949. The Victoria Golf Club instituted a cup in her name, awarded to the winner of an annual match-play tournament, in recognition of her contribution to the club as president (1937-49) of the associates. |
Honours - OBE | Also received a CBE in 1955 and DBE in 1969 |
Bemerkung | (Neunhoffer, Rita Mary) BUXTON, Dame RITA MARY (1896-1982), community worker, was born on 21 November 1896 at South Yarra, Melbourne, only child of Charles James Neunhoeffer (Neunhoffer), civil servant and later company director, and his wife Emma Alice, née O’Connor, both natives of Bendigo. Rita was educated at Sacré Coeur convent school, Glen Iris, and grew up in a privileged world that she never left, involving regular visits to Europe and North America and summers on the family’s property at Mount Martha. Her father was a proprietor of Canada Cycle & Motor Co. (Victoria) Pty Ltd, motorcar importers; Rita later claimed that he gave her a 6-horse-power De Dion and allowed her to drive it at age 12. Other early adventures included becoming one of the first women to fly in an aeroplane over Melbourne.
On 22 November 1922 at St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Malvern, she married Leonard Raymond Buxton (1896-1977). An uncle of Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Leonard had worked for his family’s real-estate agency but, on marrying, he chose to enter his father-in-law’s business. He and Rita lived with the Neunhoffers in a mansion, Toronto, at 48 Hampden Road, Armadale. Leonard later became governing director of the company.
In 1927 Rita Buxton joined the Toorak auxiliary of St Vincent’s Hospital, Fitzroy, an institution that was to provide her with a philanthropic outlet for her considerable energies and resources. By 1936 she was president of the central executiveof the hospital’s auxiliaries. She organised voluntary help for St Vincent’s in World War II, and herself worked in the laundry. In 1947 she became the first woman (apart from the mother rectress) on the hospital’s advisory council, and in 1958she was a founding member of the council of St Vincent’s School of Medical Research. As well as fund-raising, she donated large sums of money for studentships and research fellowships. She was often seen arriving at the hospital at 8 a.m.
For her service to St Vincent’s, Buxton was appointed OBE in 1944, CBE in 1955 and DBE in 1969. Dame Rita was also a council member of the Victorian division of the Australian Red Cross Society for over twenty years. She was well known in Melbourne society, not least as an avid bridge player, golfer and racehorse owner. One of her horses, High Syce, won the Caulfield Cup in 1929 and another, St Razzle, was runner-up in 1949. The Victoria Golf Club instituted a cup in her name, awarded tothe winner of an annual match-play tournament, in recognition of her contribution to the club as president (1937-49) of the associates. She was also a member of the Alexandra Club.
Following the death of her husband, Buxton retired from the bulk of her hospital work, although she remained a life councillor of St Vincent’s and nominal president of the auxiliaries. Survived by her three daughters, she died on 22 August 1982 at the hospital and was buried in Mornington cemetery. Her estate was sworn for probate at $2,062,321. By the time of her death the importance to hospitals of voluntary fund-raisers and workers had declined dramatically. |
Bemerkung | BUXTON--NEUNHOFFER. -On the 22nd November, 1922, at St. Joseph's, Malvern, by the Rev. Father O'Dwyer, assisted by the Rev. Father Ryan, Leonard Raymond, youngest son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Buxton, of Beacons field parade Middle Park, to Rita Mary, only child of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Neunhoffer of "Toronto" Hampden Road Armadale.
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