Lady Hilda Madeline Britten-Jones
| Lady Hilda Britten-Jones | |||||||
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| Full name | Lady Hilda Madeline Britten-Jones | ||||||
| Born | 1892 South Australia | ||||||
| Died | 1965 Adelaide, South Australia | ||||||
| Sporting nationality | Australian | ||||||
| Spouse | Edmund Britten Jones | ||||||
| Career | |||||||
| Status | Amateur | ||||||
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Lady Hilda Madeline Britten-Jones (née Fisher) (1892-1965) was born in South Australia. She was the South Australian amateur Champion between 1921-1929.[1] Britten-Jones represented Australia in the 1936 Tasman Cup[2] and she was the eight time Royal Adelaide Golf Club Associate Club Champion.[3][4] She was the Royal Adelaide Golf Club Associate Club Captain in 1925 and from 1930 to 1932, Associate Club President from 1930 to 1950 and was awarded Associate Honorary Life Membership in 1952.[3] Britten-Jones was SA Ladies Golf Union President and a delegate to the Australian Ladies Golf Union between 1932 and 1935. She also played tennis for SA in 1913.[1]
Britten-Jones Drive in the Australian Capital Territory (Division of Holt) was named in her honour.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b c "PUBLIC PLACE NAMES ACT 1989 DETERMINATION NO. 98 OF 1994" (PDF).
- ^ "AUSTRALIA'S TASMAN CUP - Pleasant Surprise in Adelaide - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) - 4 Sep 1936". Trove. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Honour Boards | Royal Adelaide Golf Club". www.royaladelaidegolf.com.au. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "WOMEN GOLFERS - MRS BRITTEN-JONES WINS CHAMPIONSHIP EIGHTH WIN SINCE 1921 - Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954) - 25 Sep 1930". Trove. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ Authority, ; PositionTitle=Manager; SectionName=Communications and Government Services; CorporateName=ACT Planning and Land. "Search for street and suburb names". www.planning.act.gov.au. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
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