Pioneers and Palms
Introduction
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Generation 1 - Georgiana Margaretha Eliza Palm 1864 - 1939

In 1937 Georgiana wrote in her diary:
'In the first year after 50 years of married life, in my 74th year, I completed: 12 pairs of socks; 1 tea cosy; 1 knitted jumper for Daphne; 2 knitted jumpers for myself. These were made in the first six months. In the second half of the year: d'oyleys (all in 150 cotton) for presents; 9 commemorating the Coronation of George VIth; sandwich tray d'oyleys - 2 orange and grape design; 7 butterfly design; 3 single roses and buds; 4 double roses and buds. Also a woollen stole for Minnie; a knitted skirt for Daphne.'

Georgiana Newman was born at Houghton, South Australia, on the 20th of February 1864, the fifth surviving child of Mary Ann Maria (nee Bales) and Charles Frederick Newman's fourteen surviving children. Georgiana's father was a nurseryman, and the business he started continues today as Newman's Nursery at Tea Tree Gully. In many ways Georgiana's story mirrors the pioneering history of South Australia.