44:
215:
1903–1905, Benny became the first female local government councillor in
Australia. In November 1919, on petition of ratepayers, she was appointed to represent the newly created South ward (later called Seacliff) of Brighton Council. She stood for election the following month, believing that there was
219:
As a council member Benny successfully argued for public access to the beach, the installation of electric lights and the allocation of reserves for a children's playground and public garden. She also actively supported the abolition of segregated sea-bathing so that families could swim together.
207:
Sturt
District committee and president of the Brighton Women's Branch of the Liberal Union, and was elected president of the Women's Branch of the South Australian Liberal Union in 1918. During this time she argued strongly for equality of divorce for women, which became law in South Australia in
243:. He was immediately sued for misappropriating various trust funds, and in June 1926 was convicted of the fraudulent conversion of Treasury bonds to the value of £1,200, as well as various other trust funds. He was sentenced to three years' gaol, struck off the roll of the
216:
work to be done in the area that only a woman could do. She was duly elected on 22 December 1919, and held this seat at the following election. In 1922 she stood unsuccessfully for mayor, a defeat welcomed by at least one (Catholic) commentator.
184:(21 October 1869 – 10 February 1935), eldest son of the Reverend George Benny, on 16 July 1896, and moved to Adelaide where he worked. The couple moved to Seacliff in Adelaide's south and raised three daughters and two sons.
255:
Following her husband's imprisonment, Benny was forced to rely on money she had inherited to support her children. Although she had never worked for a living, she moved into her husband's law offices in
247:, of which he was a practitioner, and declared insolvent. The Benny home "Stoneywood", a 4.25 acres (1.72 ha) property overlooking the Seacliff foreshore reserve, was put up for sale in 1925.
668:
653:
663:
648:
271:, Grace married Cecil Ralph Bannister. 20 years her junior, Bannister was a tramway worker and clerk before moving to Adelaide to live with Grace.
145:, generally referred to as Grace Benny or S. Grace Benny, was the first woman elected to local government in Australia when she was elected to the
187:
Benny was active in a range of community and political organisations, and during the First World War was the
Honorary Secretary of the Seacliff
571:
417:
658:
558:
212:
146:
104:
244:
49:
610:
204:
83:
563:
275:
299:
Grace Benny
Scholarship, awarded annually by the Australian Local Government Women's Association (South Australian Branch)
257:
173:
150:
142:
473:
166:
293:
643:
638:
393:. The National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW) in conjunction with The University of Melbourne
224:
68:
529:
501:
445:
43:
274:
Grace Benny died in North
Adelaide on 5 November 1944 and was buried in the Scotch cemetery at
585:
577:
567:
260:
and opened the "Elite
Employment Agency", which enabled her to support her family through the
236:
261:
188:
177:
553:
181:
122:
360:
632:
386:
17:
496:
440:
421:. Vol. XXXIV, no. 1725. South Australia. 8 December 1922. p. 11
412:
581:
524:
468:
589:
320:
268:
191:. She was also a member of the local Progress Association, and spinning and
169:
on 8 October 1872 to Peter
Anderson and Agnes Ellen Anderson, née Harriot.
296:
plaque on North
Terrace near the corner of King William Street, Adelaide
192:
227:, hearing cases relating to state children, police matters and women.
172:
She grew up on the family's sheep station "Springfield", located near
240:
449:(Home ed.). Adelaide. 12 February 1926. p. 1
239:
in 1919, resigning in
January 1926 after suffering a
267:
Benjamin Benny died in 1935. On 23 February 1940 in
211:
Following the lead of her husband, who was mayor of
114:
First woman elected to local government in
Australia
128:
118:
110:
99:
91:
76:
57:
34:
505:(Home ed.). Adelaide. 2 March 1926. p. 1
327:. Local Government Association of South Australia
203:Following World War I, Benny was a member of the
235:Her husband Benjamin Benny was elected to the
153:ward from November 1919 until December 1921.
8:
354:
352:
350:
348:
346:
344:
342:
562:. Canberra: National Centre of Biography,
541:– via National Library of Australia.
513:– via National Library of Australia.
485:– via National Library of Australia.
457:– via National Library of Australia.
429:– via National Library of Australia.
42:
31:
669:20th-century Australian women politicians
533:. Adelaide. 14 February 1925. p. 14
315:
313:
309:
290:Susan Grace Benny Park, Seacliff Park
7:
654:Women local councillors in Australia
477:. Adelaide. 11 June 1926. p. 11
180:. She married her cousin, solicitor
664:20th-century Australian politicians
649:South Australian local councillors
559:Australian Dictionary of Biography
387:"Benny, Susan (Grace) (1872–1944)"
367:. History Trust of South Australia
25:
27:Australian politician (1872–1944)
554:"Benny, Susan Grace (1872–1944)"
525:"City and Suburban Real Estate"
391:The Australian Women's Register
359:Elton, Jude (24 January 2016).
223:In 1921 Grace Benny was made a
141:, née Anderson, (1872–1944) of
564:Australian National University
287:Benny Crescent, South Brighton
1:
258:King William Street, Adelaide
149:in 1919. She represented the
685:
659:Politicians from Adelaide
469:"Ex-Senator Benny Guilty"
413:"The Municipal Elections"
143:Seacliff, South Australia
41:
167:Currie Street, Adelaide
611:"Morphett Vale Scotch"
161:Benny was born in the
613:. City of Onkaparinga
294:Adelaide City Council
213:Brighton City Council
225:Justice of the Peace
62:Susan Grace Anderson
361:"Susan Grace Benny"
321:"Susan Grace Benny"
48:Susan Grace Benny (
573:978-0-522-84459-7
497:"Struck off Roll"
237:Australian Senate
139:Susan Grace Benny
136:
135:
86:, South Australia
71:, South Australia
36:Susan Grace Benny
18:Susan Grace Benny
16:(Redirected from
676:
623:
622:
620:
618:
607:
601:
600:
598:
596:
552:Edgar, Suzanne.
549:
543:
542:
540:
538:
521:
515:
514:
512:
510:
493:
487:
486:
484:
482:
465:
459:
458:
456:
454:
437:
431:
430:
428:
426:
409:
403:
402:
400:
398:
383:
377:
376:
374:
372:
356:
337:
336:
334:
332:
317:
199:Political career
189:Cheer-Up Society
147:Brighton Council
105:Brighton Council
46:
32:
21:
684:
683:
679:
678:
677:
675:
674:
673:
629:
628:
627:
626:
616:
614:
609:
608:
604:
594:
592:
574:
551:
550:
546:
536:
534:
523:
522:
518:
508:
506:
495:
494:
490:
480:
478:
467:
466:
462:
452:
450:
439:
438:
434:
424:
422:
411:
410:
406:
396:
394:
385:
384:
380:
370:
368:
358:
357:
340:
330:
328:
319:
318:
311:
306:
284:
253:
233:
201:
178:Yorke Peninsula
163:Crown Inn Hotel
159:
87:
81:
80:5 November 1944
72:
66:
64:
63:
53:
37:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
682:
680:
672:
671:
666:
661:
656:
651:
646:
641:
631:
630:
625:
624:
602:
572:
544:
516:
488:
460:
432:
418:Southern Cross
404:
378:
338:
308:
307:
305:
302:
301:
300:
297:
291:
288:
283:
280:
252:
249:
232:
229:
200:
197:
182:Benjamin Benny
158:
155:
134:
133:
130:
126:
125:
123:Benjamin Benny
120:
116:
115:
112:
111:Known for
108:
107:
101:
97:
96:
93:
89:
88:
84:North Adelaide
82:
78:
74:
73:
67:
65:8 October 1872
61:
59:
55:
54:
47:
39:
38:
35:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
681:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
636:
634:
612:
606:
603:
591:
587:
583:
579:
575:
569:
565:
561:
560:
555:
548:
545:
532:
531:
526:
520:
517:
504:
503:
498:
492:
489:
476:
475:
470:
464:
461:
448:
447:
442:
441:"Trust Money"
436:
433:
420:
419:
414:
408:
405:
392:
388:
382:
379:
366:
362:
355:
353:
351:
349:
347:
345:
343:
339:
326:
325:lga.sa.gov.au
322:
316:
314:
310:
303:
298:
295:
292:
289:
286:
285:
281:
279:
277:
276:Morphett Vale
272:
270:
265:
263:
259:
250:
248:
246:
245:Supreme Court
242:
238:
230:
228:
226:
221:
217:
214:
209:
206:
205:Liberal Union
198:
196:
194:
190:
185:
183:
179:
175:
170:
168:
164:
156:
154:
152:
148:
144:
140:
131:
127:
124:
121:
117:
113:
109:
106:
102:
100:Occupation(s)
98:
94:
90:
85:
79:
75:
70:
60:
56:
51:
45:
40:
33:
30:
19:
615:. Retrieved
605:
593:. Retrieved
557:
547:
535:. Retrieved
528:
519:
507:. Retrieved
500:
491:
479:. Retrieved
474:The Register
472:
463:
451:. Retrieved
444:
435:
423:. Retrieved
416:
407:
395:. Retrieved
390:
381:
369:. Retrieved
364:
329:. Retrieved
324:
273:
266:
254:
234:
222:
218:
210:
202:
186:
171:
162:
160:
138:
137:
103:Councillor,
29:
644:1944 deaths
639:1872 births
595:18 December
425:3 September
397:16 December
282:Recognition
231:Controversy
92:Nationality
633:Categories
371:22 January
331:22 January
304:References
262:Depression
251:Later life
157:Early life
95:Australian
582:1833-7538
365:Adelaidia
269:Melbourne
174:Stansbury
617:30 March
590:70677943
530:The Mail
502:The News
446:The News
151:Seacliff
129:Children
69:Adelaide
52:B-60835)
195:clubs.
193:croquet
588:
580:
570:
537:30 May
509:30 May
481:30 May
453:30 May
241:stroke
208:1918.
119:Spouse
619:2018
597:2014
586:OCLC
578:ISSN
568:ISBN
539:2014
511:2014
483:2014
455:2014
427:2016
399:2014
373:2018
333:2018
77:Died
58:Born
50:SLSA
635::
584:.
576:.
566:.
556:.
527:.
499:.
471:.
443:.
415:.
389:.
363:.
341:^
323:.
312:^
278:.
264:.
176:,
165:,
621:.
599:.
401:.
375:.
335:.
132:5
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
