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Women to Remember
NOTE: This is an archive of our 2002 website. For current information, please see our updated site for 2003.
Cato, Nancy
(1917 - 2000) Archival/Heritage Sources Born: Adelaide,
South Australia, Australia Nancy Cato was an acclaimed author. She published several historical novels and biographies and two volumes of poetry. Cato was also a strong campaigner for environmental conservation. Career Highlights Born in Adelaide, 11 March 1917. Died in Noosa, 3 July 2000. Schooled at the Presbyterian Ladies College. Started a professional writing career as a cadet journalist on the Adelaide News at age 18. Later an art critic for Adelaide News. Became a freelance writer. Edited the Jindyworobak Anthology (1950). Actively involved in the Fellowship of Australian Writers and the Australian Society of Authors during the 1950s and 1960s. Books include Green grows the vine, Brown sugar and "All the rivers run", which was made into a TV mini-series. Published other prose works, two volumes of poetry and contributed to Australian literary magazines. Another major work was "Mister Maloga" a story of Daniel Mathews and his Maloga Mission to Aboriginal people on the Murray River in Victoria. Married Eldred Norman, and travelled overseas extensively with him; had one daughter and two sons. Strove for ultimate skill as a writer, and for protection of the Australian environment, particulary in the face of developers on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Awarded the Alice Award (1988) by the Society of Women Writers; the Advance Australia award for environmental campaigning; an Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of Queensland; and was a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Published by
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