Cora Minnett (1868 – after 1918) was an Australian author, actress, and confidence trickster . Her birth name was Minnie Warren Jones , but she later assumed the stage name Cora Minnett Vane , and wrote under the pen name Pellew Hawker . She is known for her science fiction and fantasy novels.
23-1159: Pellew may refer to: People [ edit ] As a given name [ edit ] Pellew Hawker , pen name of Cora Minnett (1868–later than 1918), Australian author and confidence trickster As a surname [ edit ] Caroline Pellew (1882–1963), geneticist Charles Pellew, 7th Viscount Exmouth (1863-1945), chemistry professor and British peer Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth (1757–1833), British naval officer and admiral Edward Pellew, 3rd Viscount Exmouth (1811–1876), British peer Edward Pellew, 4th Viscount Exmouth (1861–1899), British army officer and landowner Edward Pellew, 5th Viscount Exmouth (1890-1922), British army officer and landowner Fleetwood Pellew (1789–1861), British naval officer and admiral Henry Pellew, 6th Viscount Exmouth (1828–1923), philanthropist and British peer Israel Pellew (1758–1832), British naval officer and admiral Mark Pellew (born 1942), British diplomat Nip Pellew (1893–1981), Australian cricketer Pownoll Pellew, 2nd Viscount Exmouth (1786–1833), British naval officer and MP As
46-607: A flag pole, raised the Union Jack, and the officers ashore made toasts to the Royal Family and the success of the colony. Likely, some, or all, ships of the First Fleet were present for the flag raising. On the morning of 27 January, all the fit male convicts, marines, and likely some ships' crew went ashore to establish the camp and find food. The female convicts came ashore on 6 February 1788. About midday on 7 February,
69-593: A middle name [ edit ] Edward Quinan (1885–1960), full name Edward Pellew Quinan, British army officer Edward and Fleetwood Pellew Wilson, founders of the shipping line Wilson, Sons Edward Pellew Wilson, Jr. (1832–1899), British businessman Godfrey Edward Pellew Arkwright (1864–1944), British musicologist Henry Pering Pellew Crease (1823–1905), British lawyer, judge, and politician Other uses [ edit ] Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands , off Australia, named for Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth HMS Pellew , several ships of
92-701: A stage actress called Cora Minnett Vane. She married to Adolphus J. Braggett in Sydney in 1892, but left him a few years later, returning to the stage as Cora Minnett. Her agent, subsequently manager, was Herbert Cowell, who said he was an actor who was born in New Zealand. They met in Melbourne in 1907, the year she divorced Braggett in New South Wales. She moved to London in 1910, where she lived at 117 St. George's Square. She registered herself in
115-480: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Pellew Hawker Minnie Warren Jones was born in 1868, with her birthplace registered as Pittwater in the Colony of New South Wales . Her parents were Eliza Warren (1840–1902) and James Jones, and her sister, Ruth Jones, was later an artist and/or actor. Jones left school at 19, and in 1888 started her career as
138-818: Is regarded as an example of early feminist utopian science fiction . It is regarded as belonging to the sub-genre of "Pax Aeronautica". The Girdle of Kaf (1912) is a verse fantasy about the afterlife . Minnett published a story and poem titled "The Failure" on 16 April 1914 in the Northern Territory Times and Gazette . Minnett appears to have engaged in conning victims in England by selling them non-existent or wrongly described plots of land in Australia, setting up an office in The Strand . She travelled to Australia and opened an account at
161-667: The Commercial Bank of Australia in Sydney in the name of Pellen Hawker, later transferring the account to their London office. She also travelled to Canada to view land prospects there. Various investors parted with their money, including a Mr. White who subsequently sued her for the return of his £373. Walter Robson, a cashier at the Commercial Bank of Australia, loaned her total of £2700, anticipating repayment with profits from her company in 1914. However, Robson stole
184-536: The Charter for Erecting the Colony of New Zealand . The Charter stated that the Colony of New Zealand would be established as a Crown colony separate from New South Wales on 1 July 1841. On 1 July 1851, writs were issued for the election of the first Victorian Legislative Council , and the absolute independence of Victoria from New South Wales was established proclaiming a new Colony of Victoria . A public meeting
207-606: The Commonwealth during the inter-war period. All colonial-era laws were no longer were subject to Imperial powers of disallowance and reservation. Acts of the federal state, i.e. the Commonwealth of Australia, remain subject to power of disallowance and reservation by the monarch of Australia, per sections 59 and 60 of the Australian Constitution. But as the Australian monarch can act only on the advice of
230-625: The Royal Navy Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Pellew . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pellew&oldid=1257363718 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
253-642: The United Kingdom as constituents of Australian confederation. The Act followed discovery that, when Australia ratified the 1931 Statute of Westminster, only the federal state became independent of the United Kingdom due to State concerns of a grab for power by the Commonwealth Government. The 1986 Act ended the British government's authority over the six Australian unitary states in confederation, just as it had ceased to have authority over
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#1732782409831276-494: The convicts, marines and others who were staying were gathered by the Governor for the reading of the proclamation of New South Wales and a long reading of the rights of the convicts and others. Thus, the Colony of New South Wales was formally proclaimed on 7 February 1788. Before that, British naval administration applied. The colony faced extreme difficulty in its earliest years from water scarcity. Major-General Ralph Darling
299-410: The first Governor of Queensland. On 22 May 1860 the first Queensland election was held and Robert Herbert , Bowen's private secretary, was appointed as the first Premier of Queensland . Queensland also became the first Australian colony to establish its own parliament rather than spending time as a Crown Colony. According to the 1891 Census: The Federation of Australia was the process by which
322-412: The first ship of the First Fleet, HMS Supply , with Phillip aboard, reached Botany Bay . However, Botany Bay was found to be unsuitable by Phillip. After Phillip led the exploration of Port Jackson , he sailed and reached Sydney Cove on night of 25 January 1788. On the morning of 26 January, men on board this ship went ashore and started clearing land for a camp. In the afternoon-evening, they erected
345-546: The money from the bank to pay her. Minnett and Herbert Cowell, who pretended to be siblings, shuffled the money to various accounts, but to no avail. In 1914 she was put on trial in London for theft of £2700, which Robson was alleged to have wrongfully delivered to her from the Commercial Bank of Australia . During the trial, it emerged that Minnett had told the bank manager that she had spent £3000 of money received from Robson to entertain suffragettes , intending to make use of
368-476: The movement to recruit more emigrant to Australia, as part of her large settlement scheme. She also intended to get her "brother" (Cowell) into the House of Commons . Robson was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment. Minnett's lawyers said that she did not know that the money she got from Robson was stolen, believing it to be a loan. However, she and Cowell (who had also gone under the name Herbert Hawker) were sued for
391-537: The return of the stolen money. The judge found that she and Cowell were liable to return the money to the bank, as they had tried to conceal its existence, and must have known that a bank cashier would not typically have access to such large amounts of money. Minnett appealed against the verdict in May 1914. Minnett was living in England in 1918, but no further records of her existence have been recorded. Colony of New South Wales The Colony of New South Wales
414-537: The six separate British self-governing colonies of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia agreed to unite and form the Commonwealth of Australia , establishing a system of federalism in Australia. This effectively changed New South Wales from being a colony to a state of Australia. In the Australia Act 1986 , the states of Australia achieved independence from
437-616: The telephone book as a journalist and author, and began writing novels under the names Cora Minnett and Pellew Harker. She also wrote and articles for Answers , the Ladies' Home Journal , and the Ladies' Home Companion . She also advertised her services as a clairvoyant . Her 1911 science fiction novel, The Day After To-Morrow is set in America, which has become a monarchy, in 1975. In this world, women enjoy equality with men, and it
460-539: Was a colony of the British Empire from 1788 to 1901, when it became a State of the Commonwealth of Australia . At its greatest extent, the colony of New South Wales included the present-day Australian states of New South Wales , Queensland , Victoria , Tasmania , and South Australia , the Northern Territory as well as New Zealand . The first responsible self-government of New South Wales
483-543: Was appointed Governor of New South Wales in 1825, and in the same year he visited Hobart Town, and on 3 December proclaimed the establishment of the independent colony, of which he was Governor for three days. In 1834, the British Parliament passed the South Australia Act 1834 , which enabled the colony of South Australia to be established. On 16 November 1840, the British government issued
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#1732782409831506-677: Was formed on 6 June 1856 with Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson appointed by Governor Sir William Denison as its first Colonial Secretary . On 18 January 1788, the First Fleet led by Captain Arthur Phillip founded the first British settlement in Australian history as a penal colony . Having set sail on 13 May 1787, Captain Arthur Phillip assumed the role of governor of the settlement upon arrival. On 18 January 1788,
529-408: Was held in 1851 to consider Queensland 's proposed separation from New South Wales. On 6 June 1859, Queen Victoria signed Letters Patent to form the separate Colony of Queensland . Brisbane was named as the capital city. On 10 December 1859, a proclamation was read by British author George Bowen , whereby Queensland was formally separated from the state of New South Wales. As a result, Bowen became
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