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Ethel Turner (Ethel Sibyl Burwell) was born on 24 January, 1872 in Doncaster, England, is an Australian writer. Discover Ethel Turner's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?

Popular As Ethel Sibyl Burwell
Occupation Writer
Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 24 January 1872
Birthday 24 January
Birthplace Doncaster, England
Date of death 8 April, 1958
Died Place Mosman, Sydney
Nationality United Kingdom

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Who Is Ethel Turner's Husband?

Her husband is Herbert Raine Curlewis (m. 22 April 1896)

Family
Parents Bennett George Burwell ( ~1875) Sarah Jane Burwell (née O'Brien)
Husband Herbert Raine Curlewis (m. 22 April 1896)
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Children Jean Curlewis (1898–1930) Sir Adrian Curlewis (1901–1985)

Ethel Turner Net Worth

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1870

Ethel Turner (24 January 1870 – 8 April 1958) was an English-born Australian novelist and children's literature writer.

She was born Ethel Mary Burwell in Doncaster in England.

Her father died when she was two, leaving her mother Sarah Jane Burwell with two daughters (Ethel and Lillian).

A year later, Sarah Jane married Henry Turner, who was 20 years older and had six children of his own.

Sarah Jane and Henry had a daughter, Rose.

Henry Turner died suddenly, leaving Sarah Jane with nine children and little income.

1879

In 1879 Sarah Jane moved to Australia with Ethel, Lillian, and Rose; within the next two years she married Charles Cope and gave birth to his son Rex.

Ethel Turner was educated at Paddington, New South Wales Public School and Sydney Girls High School —she was one of the school's original thirty-seven pupils.

She started her writing career at eighteen, founding the Parthenon, a journal for young people, with her sister Lillian.

As 'Dame Durden' she wrote children's columns for the Illustrated Sydney News and later for the Australian Town and Country Journal.

1891

In 1891, the family moved to Inglewood (now known as Woodlands ), a large house in Lindfield, now Killara, which was then out in the country.

Woodlands still stands today in Werona Avenue and is where she wrote Seven Little Australians.

1894

Her best-known work is her first novel, Seven Little Australians (1894), which is widely considered a classic of Australian children's literature and was an instant hit both in Australia and overseas.

It is about a family of seven children growing up in Australia.

1895

The book, together with its sequels The Family at Misrule (1895) and Little Mother Meg (1902) deal with the lives of the Woolcot family, particularly with its seven mischievous and rebellious children, in 1880s Australia.

1896

In 1896 Ethel married Herbert Curlewis, a lawyer.

After living in Mosman, they built their own house overlooking Middle Harbour.

The house, Avenel, is where Ethel Turner spent the rest of her years.

She survived her daughter Jean Curlewis, who died of tuberculosis, by 28 years.

Jean was also a writer of children's books, although not as popular as her mother.

1900

Three Little Maids (1900) is a strongly autobiographical novel about her family's migration from England to Sydney, Australia.

Turner wrote more than forty novels.

Some were about the mischievous Woolcots.

Others were serialized, like her books on "the Cub", and some were stand-alone.

The children she wrote about were all adventurous and independent.

They frequently got themselves into sticky situations and got themselves out of them with very little to no adult help.

Turner was awarded a number of prestigious literary awards and could be considered one of Australia's best-loved authors.

She is listed on The Australian Women's Register.

The Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature is given annually under the auspices of the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards.

Curlewis Crescent in the Canberra suburb of Garran is named in her honour and also for her husband.

1923

Jean's works include The Ship That Never Set Sail, Drowning Maze, and Beach Beyond (1923).

Her son Adrian was a barrister, captain in WW2 and a Changi and Thai-Burma Railway POW and later judge.

1928

A companion to "Seven Little Australians", Judy and Punch was published in 1928.

Like her stepfather, the character of Captain Woolcot was a widower with six children.

1939

The book was made into a feature film in Australia in 1939 and a UK television series in 1953.

1958

Ethel Turner died at Mosman on 8 April 1958 at 85.

She is buried at Macquarie Park Cemetery in Sydney's North.

1973

A 10-episode television series was made in 1973 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Turner published a number of other books for children, short stories and poems.

2020

In 2020, a river-class ferry on the Sydney Ferries network was named in her honour.