Obituaries - Edna (teddie) Curwen-walker - Nurse

Teddie Curwen-Walker, who has died at 105 was a passionate conservationist, nurse, traveller and vegetarian. She explored rural Australia in the early 1900s by camping out with her sister Kathleen. The formidable pair planned and executed ``safaris", travelling with their packs on the ``Sundowner Bus" to reach isolated destinations and bring back plant species for botanist friends.