Pioneers and Palms: Three Generations of South Australian EmbroiderersGeneration 2 - Daphne Machin 1907-1999
Daphne was the last of Georgiana and Albert's children, and the only one born on Eyre Peninsula. She attended the School of Mines and got credits in the two year Dressmaking, Designing and Drafting course. Later she got top credit in the two year Weaving course at the School of Arts. Daphne was also an embroiderer. Daphne was very active in her local community. She embroidered church linen for her local Anglican church (Church of Emmanuel, Wayville), served in the St John Ambulance Brigade and was secretary of the metropolitan branch of the Country Women's Association. She also studied theology, shorthand and typing, and piano and music theory. Daphne was a member of the Voluntary Aid Detachment, and in this capacity, taught First Aid at the beginning of the Second World War, and then volunteered at Wayville military camp. Following her enlistment, she was attached to the 5th Australian General Hospital at Daw Park (now the Repatriation General Hospital).
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The Embroiderers' Guild of South Australia
