Baber, Esther Mary (1871–1956)

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Baber, Esther Mary (1871–1956)

New Zealand headmistress. Born Mar 21, 1871, at Christchurch, New Zealand; died Nov 19, 1956, in Karori, New Zealand; dau. of Thomas Primrose Baber (corn merchant) and Jane (Wood) Baber; University of New Zealand, MA, 1898.

Appointed to teaching staff at Fitzherbert Terrace School (1897); helped establish Pipitea Private School (1899–1906); purchased and administered Fitzherbert Terrace School (1907–31); remained on school's board of governors until 1956.

See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 3).

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