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It was after the
Dorringtons moved to Perth that Annie became known as a painter who specialized in watercolours of Western Australian wildflowers. Her botanical paintings are for the most part moderately detailed and realistic, with some subjects painted in a more impressionistic style and with more
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purchased the expired Grant of Right of Burial situated at
Anglican MA 524. In 1999, in honour of her contributions to Australian culture, a new monument to Annie Dorrington was erected on her gravesite. The section in which Annie was buried was redeveloped (renewed) circa 2001 (now known as General
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Suffering from depression, Annie had treatments at
Claremont Mental Hospital for a few months in 1908 and again in 1918. In 1914, she and her husband moved to Serpentine, where Charles became a farmer and fruit grower. Annie died there of cancer in 1926 at the age of 60. Charles died nine years
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On 19 March 1866, Annie
Whistler was born at Litchfield Ashe, near Southampton, England. She was the second of nine children of Richard Whistler and his wife Sarah Mills (née Vines); she had six sisters and two brothers. Richard was a tenant farmer on the Foliejon Estate and farm in
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for all I know!" As a result, Charles
Dorrington was known by the nickname 'Asu' from then on, and Annie would use 'Ahasuerus' as a pseudonym when she later entered Australia's national flag competition (see below). Several years after Richard's death, Sarah emigrated to
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Whistler died in 1887 and a bailiff named Charles Dorrington, who later became Annie's husband, came to manage the farm. When the Whistler sisters asked their mother the name of their prospective bailiff, she replied, "It could be
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ANMA), however, Annie's headstone was retained during the removal process. The grave's Grant of Right of Burial is set to expire on 21 October 2023, after which ownership and control of the grave will revert to the
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Australia; hers was one of over 30,000 entries. She was the first named and only woman among the five entrants who submitted similar designs, all of which featured the constellation of the
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being driven through the park. Annie began painting in childhood and she and her sisters enjoyed painting scenes on the banks of the Thames River.
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