Edith Daglish...To be continued.
West Australian, 29 May 1946.
WOMAN'S RELM
MRS. DAGLISH DIES. Widow of Former Premier. Numbered among the many friends who will mourn the passing of Mrs. Edith Daglish, whose death occurred yesterday, are hundreds of subscribers to the Subiaco Municipal Library, of which she was secretary and librarian for 23 years.
Mrs. Daglish, who had been in hospital since May 13 following injuries sustained when she was struck by a utility truck, was the widow of the late Mr. Henry Daglish, first Labour Premier of this State and member of the Legislative Assembly for Subiaco from 1901 to 1910.
Throughout the long period of her residence in the district, Mrs. Daglish took a keen and active interest in the affairs of the Subiaco Municipality and was a prime mover in the social activities of its people.
Her interest in social welfare was of a universal nature and her co-workers, paying tribute to her service for humanity generally, describe her as a "wonderful woman." During the 1914-1918 war she was a prominent worker on behalf of the fighting forces, taking an active part in the running of canteens and other patriotic organisations. In recognition of this work she was awarded the O.B.E.
Her home was at 9 Munsie avenue, Daglish, a suburb named after her husband, who died in 1920. Here she lived with her daughter, Miss R. Daglish. Her son, Mr. Harry Daglish, is with the Bank of New South Wales and is at present stationed at Narembeen.
Mrs. Daglish was the second woman who held the O.B.E. to die this month from injuries sustained in a traffic accident The other was Mrs. Bessie Louise Hubbard, who died in the Fremantle Hospital on May 2 after being hit by a car in Stirling-highway, Cottesloe, on April 27.
