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Beatrice Miles (17 September 19023 December 1973) was an Australian eccentric and bohemian rebel.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 51 relations: Abbotsleigh, Advance Australia Fair, Archibald Prize, Ashfield, New South Wales, Atheism, Australian pound, Belmore Park, Bohemianism, Broken Hill, Catholic Church, Christ Church St Laurence, Dorothy Hewett, Encephalitis lethargica, Evensong, Florin (Australian coin), Gladesville, James Ricketson, Jim Sharman, John Hope (priest), Kate Grenville, Lilian's Story, Little Sisters of the Poor, Long Bay Correctional Centre, National Biography Award, National Library of Australia, New South Wales, Patrick White, Perth, Randwick, New South Wales, Rookwood Cemetery, Ruth Cracknell, Shilling (Australian), Sixpence (Australian), St Ives, New South Wales, St James' Church, Sydney, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Town Hall, Taxi, The Night the Prowler, The Sydney Morning Herald, To be, or not to be, Toni Collette, Trove, Waltzing Matilda, Wildflower, William John Miles, William Shakespeare, World War I, ... Expand index (1 more) »

  2. Eccentricity (behavior)
  3. People educated at Abbotsleigh

Abbotsleigh

Abbotsleigh is an independent Anglican early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school for girls, located in Wahroonga, on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Advance Australia Fair

"Advance Australia Fair" is the national anthem of Australia.

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Archibald Prize

The Archibald Prize is an Australian portraiture art prize for painting, generally seen as the most prestigious portrait prize in Australia.

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Ashfield, New South Wales

Ashfield is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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Atheism

Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities.

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Australian pound

The pound (sign: £, £A for distinction) was the currency of Australia from 1910 until 14 February 1966, when it was replaced by the Australian dollar.

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Belmore Park

Belmore Park is a public park at the southern end of the Sydney central business district in the Australian state of New South Wales.

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Bohemianism

Bohemianism is a social and cultural movement that has, at its core, a way of life away from society's conventional norms and expectations.

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Broken Hill

Broken Hill is a city in the far west region of outback New South Wales, Australia.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Christ Church St Laurence

Christ Church St Laurence is an Anglican church located at 814 George Street, near Central railway station and Haymarket, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Dorothy Hewett

Dorothy Coade Hewett (21 May 1923 – 25 August 2002) was an Australian playwright, poet and author, and a romantic feminist icon.

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Encephalitis lethargica

Encephalitis lethargica is an atypical form of encephalitis.

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Evensong

Evensong is a church service traditionally held near sunset focused on singing psalms and other biblical canticles.

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Florin (Australian coin)

The Australian florin was a coin used in the Commonwealth of Australia before decimalisation in 1966.

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Gladesville

Gladesville is a suburb in the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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James Ricketson

James Staniforth Ricketson is an Australian film director, known for the feature film Blackfellas.

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Jim Sharman

James David Sharman (born 12 March 1945) is an Australian director and writer for film and stage with more than 70 productions to his credit.

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John Hope (priest)

John Hope (5 January 1891 – 21 June 1971) was an Anglican priest in the Anglo-Catholic tradition in Sydney, Australia.

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Kate Grenville

Catherine Elizabeth Grenville (born 1950) is an Australian author. Bea Miles and Kate Grenville are Australian people of English descent.

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Lilian's Story

Lilian's Story is a 1996 Australian film based on a 1985 novel by Australian author Kate Grenville, which was inspired by the life of Bea Miles, a famous Sydney nonconformist.

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Little Sisters of the Poor

The Little Sisters of the Poor (Petites Sœurs des pauvres) is a Roman Catholic religious institute for women.

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Long Bay Correctional Centre

The Long Bay Correctional Complex, commonly called Long Bay, is a correctional facility comprising a heritage-listed maximum and minimum security prison for males and females and a hospital to treat prisoners, psychiatric cases and remandees, located in Malabar, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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National Biography Award

The National Biography Award, established in Australia in 1996, is awarded for the best published work of biographical or autobiographical writing by an Australian.

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National Library of Australia

The National Library of Australia (NLA), formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act 1960 for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the Australian people", thus functioning as a national library.

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New South Wales

New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of:Australia.

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Patrick White

Patrick Victor Martindale White (28 May 1912 – 30 September 1990) was an Australian writer who published 12 novels, three short-story collections, and eight plays, from 1935 to 1987.

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Perth

Perth (Boorloo) is the capital city of Western Australia.

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Randwick, New South Wales

Randwick is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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Rookwood Cemetery

Rookwood Cemetery (officially named Rookwood Necropolis) is a heritage-listed cemetery in Rookwood, Sydney, Australia. Bea Miles and Rookwood Cemetery are Burials at Rookwood Cemetery.

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Ruth Cracknell

Ruth Winifred Cracknell AM (6 July 1925 – 13 May 2002) was an Australian character and comic actress, comedienne and author, her career encompassing all genres including radio, theatre, television and film. Bea Miles and Ruth Cracknell are Australian people of English descent.

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Shilling (Australian)

The shilling, informally called a "bob", was a type of silver coinage issued by the Commonwealth of Australia, that circulated prior to the decimalisation of Australian coinage.

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Sixpence (Australian)

The Australian sixpence circulated from 1910 up until the decimalisation of Australian Currency in 1966.

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St Ives, New South Wales

St Ives is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia 18 kilometres north of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council.

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St James' Church, Sydney

St James' Church, commonly known as St James', King Street, is an Australian heritage-listed Anglican parish church located at 173 King Street, in the Sydney central business district in New South Wales.

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State Library of New South Wales

The State Library of New South Wales, part of which is known as the Mitchell Library, is a large heritage-listed special collections, reference and research library open to the public and is one of the oldest libraries in Australia.

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Sydney

Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.

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Sydney Symphony Orchestra

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is an Australian symphony orchestra based in Sydney.

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Sydney Town Hall

The Sydney Town Hall is a late 19th-century heritage-listed town hall building in the city of Sydney, the capital city of New South Wales, Australia, housing the chambers of the Lord Mayor of Sydney, council offices, and venues for meetings and functions.

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Taxi

A taxi, also known as a taxicab or simply a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride.

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The Night the Prowler

The Night the Prowler (also known as Patrick White's The Night the Prowler) is a 1978 Australian film written by Patrick White, produced by Anthony Buckley and directed by Jim Sharman.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine.

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To be, or not to be

"To be, or not to be" is a speech given by Prince Hamlet in the so-called "nunnery scene" of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet (Act 3, Scene 1).

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Toni Collette

Toni Collette (born Collett; 1 November 1972) is an Australian actress.

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Trove

Trove is an Australian online library database owned by the National Library of Australia in which it holds partnerships with source providers National and State Libraries Australia, an aggregator and service which includes full text documents, digital images, bibliographic and holdings data of items which are not available digitally, and a free faceted-search engine as a discovery tool.

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Waltzing Matilda

"Waltzing Matilda" is a song developed in the Australian style of poetry and folk music called a bush ballad.

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Wildflower

A wildflower (or wild flower) is a flower that grows in the wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted.

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William John Miles

William John Miles (27 August 1871 – 10 January 1942) was an Australian businessman and far-right political activist.

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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1916 Australian conscription referendum

The 1916 Australian referendum, concerning how conscripted soldiers could be deployed, was held on 28 October 1916.

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See also

Eccentricity (behavior)

People educated at Abbotsleigh

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bea_Miles

Also known as Beatrice Miles, Bee Miles.

, 1916 Australian conscription referendum.