Woman's History Month...2023. Post 24...Olga Abrahams...Subiaco City Council Mayoress (1949 to 1974).
This month is Women's History Month. I have decided to repost the stories of many of the wonderful women from Subiaco I have come across.
Olga Abrahams...Subiaco City Council Mayoress (1949 to 1974).
Olga Place is a street in Daglish named after Olga Abrahams, 'to 'commemorate the long and valuable service of Mr Olga Abrahams, wife of former Mayor J.H. Abrahams to Subiaco.' (Street Names of Subiaco, 2016).
The Abrahams lived at 94 Heytesbury road, Subiaco. The house is identified as having special historical and cultural significance and is registered on the inherit database of the State Heritage Office. "...Joseph Abrahams, who settled there at about the time of his marriage to Olga Constance Browne in September 1928...Joseph was initially described as a student and later worked as a teacher. He was the honorary secretary of the West Australian State School Amateur Athletics Association from c.1931-1941, a Subiaco councillor from November 1945 and was elected Mayor of Subiaco in 1950. Joseph went on to be Subiaco’s longest serving Mayor, resigning due to ill health in late 1974." (inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au).
There is little information about Olga Abrahams on the Internet.
West Australian, 25 May 1936.
Mrs. J. H. Abrahams christening the new eight at the Swan River Rowing Club on Saturday. The captain of the club (E. Bishop) held the bottle.
From Google
The Abrahams lived at 94 Heytesbury road Subiaco. 
