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Rose Capper (1880–1956)
Born, Sydney, New South Wales. Grand-daughter of W. H. Vale, Esq., an early Victorian pioneer, whose home was one of the first built in Geelong, and who, in the year 1853, chartered vessels to convey building material to Geelong for the purpose of constructing a town. The crews, however, deserted to participate in the gold rush , with a result that Mr. Vale was burdened with very heavy demurrage. Daughter of the late Charles Vale, of Geelong, Victoria, who settled in Geelong in 1887.