Elizabeth Testar b. 1819

Also known as Elizabeth Turner
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Elizabeth Testar (née Turner) was a painter and singer. In 1850 she arrived with her husband Thomas in Victoria. Testar became one of Melbourne's principal singers, taking the soprano part at weekly concerts held at the Mechanics Institute. Her obituarist in the Argus stated that she had become best-known for her charity work but added, 'many old colonists will remember with pleasure her artistic
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  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Other occupations
  • Book illustrator (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • Vice-president (Vice-president Infant Asylum; & St Kilda Ladies' Benevolent Society.)
  • President (ANZSIC code: 9559) (President Children's Hospital.)
  • Singer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Book illustrator (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • Vice-president (Vice-president Infant Asylum; & St Kilda Ladies' Benevolent Society.)
  • President (ANZSIC code: 9559) (President Children's Hospital.)
  • Singer