Lurline Elsie Hook (1915 – 11 March 1986) was an Australian diver who won a gold medal at the 1938 British Empire Games. She was Australian springboard champion in 1931 and six times New South Wales diving champion.
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| Birth name | Lurline Elsie Hook | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1915 Hay, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 March 1986 (aged 70–71) Ballina, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
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Born in Hay, New South Wales in 1915,[1] Hook moved with her family to Lismore in the State's north-east, where she received a certificate from the Lismore Ladies' Life Saving and Swimming Club in 1924 for completing 50 and 100 yard swims.[2]
In 1926 Hook won the title of Queen of the Olde English Fayre, raising over £102 for the church she represented, St Luke's, Lismore and enabling repayment of a loan for its construction.[3]
At her first attempt, Hook placed third in the NSW junior diving championships in 1929[4] and fourth in the senior event.[5] In the 1930 NSW championships she was injured and unable to perform up to expectation.[6]
Hook won her first Australian national diving championship in 1931, winning the springboard event in Brisbane at age 15.[7][8] It was the first time a country girl had won.[9]
She won gold in the 10 metre platform event at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney.[10]
Hook met her first husband, Hylton Davies at the 1931 championships.[11] They married before he joined the AIF shortly the outbreak of WWII. He was killed in Borneo in July 1945.[12] She married Loyal George Cavanagh in 1947.[1]
Hook died in Ballina, New South Wales on 11 March 1986.[1][13]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Hook, Lurline Elsie". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Swimming". The Northern Star. Vol. 49. New South Wales, Australia. 15 December 1924. p. 2. Retrieved 16 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Queen Competition". The Northern Star. Vol. 51. New South Wales, Australia. 7 July 1926. p. 6. Retrieved 16 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Swimming". The Northern Star. Vol. 53. New South Wales, Australia. 29 January 1929. p. 8. Retrieved 16 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Miss L Hook". The Northern Star. Vol. 53. New South Wales, Australia. 6 February 1929. p. 7. Retrieved 16 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Hook Family". The Northern Star. Vol. 54. New South Wales, Australia. 26 March 1930. p. 4. Retrieved 16 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "New Champ". Truth. No. 1609. Queensland, Australia. 25 January 1931. p. 7. Retrieved 16 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lurline Hook". The Northern Star. Vol. 55. New South Wales, Australia. 26 January 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 16 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Still More Records in National Swimming Championships". Referee. No. 2288. New South Wales, Australia. 28 January 1931. p. 11. Retrieved 16 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Empire Games". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. No. 19, 136. New South Wales, Australia. 10 February 1938. p. 10. Retrieved 16 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Spotlight on Society". The Sun. No. 9306. New South Wales, Australia. 31 October 1939. p. 9 (Late Final Extra). Retrieved 16 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Capt. H. C. Davies Killed in Action". The Northern Star. New South Wales, Australia. 24 July 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 16 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Death notice: Cavanagh, Lurline Elsie". The Northern Star. 12 March 1986.