Olympia
My mini-pilgrimage to Irene Mawer’s beloved Greece continues with a visit to Olympia – ancient home of the original Olympic Games. Andy and I nearly missed Olympia. We confused it with Mount Olympus, which is ...
Biography
Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage. Most of the definitions of pilgrimage refer to the religious side of the journey, however my pigrimage is very different. Dictionary definitions refer to journeying to a sacred place for reasons of spiritual growth. ...
Commonwealth War Grave
Robert Jacomb Norris Dale was Irene Mawer’s first husband. She suffered greatly on hearing of his death, when he was killed in action during the First World War. He died in Italy and is buried ...
Giavera War Grave, Italy
In a few days time, I will visit the grave of Robert Jacomb Norris Dale, Irene Mawer’s first husband. Robert was killed in action very close to the end of World War One. He died ...
Mildred Robley-Brown (nee Peters)
Christchurch Press, 1 September 1922 Irene Mawer’s influence reached right over to the other side of the world. In New Zealand, Mildred Peters (later, Mildred Robley-Browne) opened her own school of dancing, dramatic art, and ...