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Jane Lockett (27 August 1847 – 14 November 1890), better known as Jeannie Lockett, was a colonial Australian writer and schoolteacher. Her articles on social and political issues were published in England in the 1880s. She also wrote short stories and non-fiction for the Australian press, sometimes as Jennie Lockett or Jeannie Leckett or Beattie. Her novel, Judith Grant, was published posthumously.

Life[edit]

Born Jane Beattie on 27 August 1847 in Bathurst, New South Wales,[1] she was one of 15 children of writer Mary Anne (died 1906)[2] and Hugh Beattie (died 1890).[3] The family later settled at Wagga Wagga where Hugh established the Brooklyn vineyard.[2][3] She married Thomas Lockett in Wagga on 27 May 1868.[1] He was a blacksmith who had grown up on the goldfields at Lambing Flat (now Young).[4]

After her marriage, Lockett worked as an assistant schoolteacher at Hamilton Public School in 1880.[5] In 1884 at Camperdown Public School she received a promotion.[6] In 1888 she had been transferred to Plunkett Street Public School as mistress overseeing the female students.[7] She also tutored students sitting for matriculation examinations for university entrance.[1]

Alongside her teaching, Lockett sent articles on the Australian social and political scene which were published in The Westminster Review, The Nineteenth Century (TNC) and St James's Gazette.[1] In 1885 her article on "Female Labour in Australia" was published in TNC in the hope of attracting women migrate to Australia to work as domestic servants. It was republished in The Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal, described as a "well-written paper"[8] but a review in the Australian Town and Country Journal felt it would do little to lessen the servant shortage.[9]

Lockett died aged 43 on 14 November 1890 at St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst[10] and she was buried at Waverley Cemetery.[11] Her niece, the poet, Mary Gilmore,[1] wrote a detailed article about the Beattie family and its connection to Wagga Wagga.[12]

Selected works[edit]

Non-fiction[edit]

  • "Dietary for Families" (1883 series)[13]

Short stories[edit]

  • "Miss Nagg's Little Affaire de Coeur" (1883 two-part story)[14]
  • "Jo's Ideal" (1884 two-part story)[15]
  • "Brother Jack and the Other Jack' (1884)[16]
  • "A Stony Creek Idyll" (1885 two-part story)[17][18]
  • "The Millwood Mystery" (1886–87 serial)[19][20]
  • "Awfully Sudden Death" (1887 serial)[21][22]
  • "The Garston House Tragedy" (1888–89 serial)[23][24]
  • "The Case of Dr. Hilston" (1890 serial)[25][26]

Novel[edit]

  • Judith Grant: A Novel, Hutchinson (1892)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Jeannie Lockett". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "The Late Mrs. H. Beattie". Wagga Wagga Express. Vol. XLVII, no. 8313. New South Wales, Australia. 21 July 1906. p. 2. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ a b "Obituary". The Australian Star. No. 712. New South Wales, Australia. 15 March 1890. p. 6. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Mr Thomas Lockett". Tweed Daily. Vol. VIII, no. 185. New South Wales, Australia. 8 August 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Government Gazette Appointments and Employment". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 233. New South Wales, Australia. 22 June 1880. p. 3053. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Government Gazette Appointments and Employment". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 148. New South Wales, Australia. 1 April 1884. p. 2194. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "GOVERNMENT GAZETTE". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 15, 700. New South Wales, Australia. 18 July 1888. p. 7. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Female Labour in Australia". Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal. New South Wales, Australia. 27 February 1886. p. 2 (Supplement to the Bathurst Free Press). Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Sydney Reflections". Australian Town and Country Journal. Vol. XXXII, no. 833. New South Wales, Australia. 26 December 1885. p. 29. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Family Notices". The Daily Telegraph. No. 3551. New South Wales, Australia. 15 November 1890. p. 1. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "Family Notices". The Daily Telegraph. No. 3551. New South Wales, Australia. 15 November 1890. p. 8. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ Gilmore, Mary (4 July 1933). "The Beatties of Brooklyn". Daily Advertiser. New South Wales, Australia. p. 2. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ Lockett, Jeannie (10 November 1883). "The Ladies: Dietary for Families". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. XXXVI, no. 1218. New South Wales, Australia. p. 874. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ Lockett, Jeannie (22 December 1883). "Miss Naggs's Little Affaire de Coeur". Evening News. No. 5190. New South Wales, Australia. p. 6. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ Leckett, Jeannie (25 October 1884). "Jo's Ideal". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 1268. New South Wales, Australia. p. 824. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ Lockett, Jeannie (6 December 1884). "Brother Jack and the Other Jack". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 1274. New South Wales, Australia. p. 1136. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  17. ^ Lockett, Jennie (7 March 1885). "A Stony Creek Idyll". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. XXXIX, no. 1287. New South Wales, Australia. p. 488. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  18. ^ Lockett, Jennie (14 March 1885). "A Stony Creek Idyll". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. XXXIX, no. 1288. New South Wales, Australia. p. 543. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  19. ^ Lockett, Jeannie (13 November 1886). "The Millwood Mystery". Australian Town and Country Journal. Vol. XXXIV, no. 879. New South Wales, Australia. p. 32. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  20. ^ Lockett, Jeannie (5 March 1887). "Chapter XVIII.—Two Years Afterward". Australian Town and Country Journal. Vol. XXXV, no. 895. New South Wales, Australia. p. 30. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  21. ^ Lockett, Jeannie (26 September 1887). "Awfully Sudden Death". Evening News. No. 6350. New South Wales, Australia. p. 7. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  22. ^ Lockett, Jeannie (11 October 1887). "Awfully Sudden Death". Evening News. No. 6363. New South Wales, Australia. p. 7. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  23. ^ Lockett, Jeannie (1 December 1888). "The Garston House Tragedy". Australian Town and Country Journal. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 986. New South Wales, Australia. p. 14. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  24. ^ Lockett, Jeannie (25 May 1889). "The Garston House Tragedy". Australian Town and Country Journal. Vol. XXXIX, no. 1011. New South Wales, Australia. p. 32. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  25. ^ Lockett, Jeannie (12 July 1890). "The Case of Dr. Hilston". Australian Town and Country Journal. Vol. XLI, no. 1069. New South Wales, Australia. p. 31. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  26. ^ Lockett, Jeannie (11 October 1890). "Chapter XVIII". Australian Town and Country Journal. Vol. XLI, no. 1082. New South Wales, Australia. p. 27. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
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