Who was Nellie Payne?

An extraordinary life explored.

Dower chest for Connie Lilley. Date carved unknown.

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DB102

No information was able to be found about Connie Lilley or the dower chest carved for her except for her name in Russell Atkinson’s book “Ellen Nora Payne – Woodcarver of Tasmania”.

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