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Following Hill's marriage to Dr. Michael Neylon ( - 1949) in July 1947, her brother-in-law Robert Milne
Stephen ( - 1965), who became known as Mr Pickwick, took over the management of business. At her death in 1953, Hill left the Pickwick Book Club to her sister Dulcie May Stephen. The club continued
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Pickwick Book Club further expanded with the establishment of the Pickwick Theatre Group by Hill and Phillip Lewis. The group put on numerous productions at the Savoy Theatre during 1930 - 1931 and continued to put on small productions on the tiny stage in the ballroom in
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Assisted by friends, Hill covered 200 books before opening her library to members. She later expanded the library to increase the collection and include facilities provided by a private club, including a ball room and a restaurant. During the day, members would visit to have lunch, read or play
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Caroline Mary Hill ( - 25 January 1942) who had three daughters and two sons. She was a business woman, avid reader and involved in the performing arts. She established the library to meet a need she perceived within the community.
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Services Stores in 1930 before its final move to the Mutual Life Assurance Building where it was located in the basement with the walls decorated with murals inspired by
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cards. In the evening it became a venue for balls, receptions, private parties, social events and at least one wedding ceremony. In its years of operation, over 5,000 wedding receptions took place at the
Pickwick Book Club.
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442:Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales
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188:"RE will of DORIS EILEEN NEYLON, late of Sarum, 1"
100:. To accommodate the club's needs, the architect
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