I'm researching the life of my cousin Thea ROWE, her full name being Dorothy Leanora Rowe, 1907-1992, who devoted her life to the theatre. She was born in Balmain to Clement Richard ROWE and Ada Florence BATTY. Her great-uncle was Col. Thomas ROWE, architect of some major buildings in Sydney, and the 1st mayor of Manly. She is a decendant of Mary TURNER a 1st Fleeter, and David BATTY a 3rd Fleeter. She was awarded an MBE in 1976 for her services to the Arts. Thea was a highly talented actress, wrote several plays herself, opened a number of theatres in the 1930's, toured much of Australia presenting plays and recitals to large and small towns, and visited hundreds of schools in NSW in the 1950s and 60s to present her unique skills to thousands of schoolchildren. She was famous for the many characters that she played, and always travelled with an enormous wardrobe of costumes. She was frequently introduced with the line "There is only one Thea Rowe, but she is many people". I'm fortunate to have inherited many of her papers and photographs, and I'm now spending much of my spare time transcribing many of her notes, diary entries and memories, and scanning her photographs, as I write her life story. Contact me if you remember Thea Rowe, or can possibly add to my knowledge of her. Phil Young Glebe NSW _________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at ancest.com.au Another great service from Aquarius Communications.