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Kara Moana Healey (23 June 1904 – 11 June 2006) was a field collector, conservationist, preservationist and naturalist and the first female National Park Ranger in Victoria, Australia. Born Kara Moana Elizabeth Vernon in Kawhia, New Zealand. The name Karamoana is said to be Maori,〔(Maori Dictionary Meaning of Moana )〕 meaning "Rippling waters" and Kara was given this name in honour of her Maori nurse. Kara's family (William John Vernon and Mary Vernon née Dunstone) were Australian and had moved to New Zealand for a few years for work. Her father was a blacksmith, however was in New Zealand working for the Timber industry installing boilers to power saw mills. Two years after Kara's birth the family returned to Australia (1906) and settled in Mysia, North West of Bendigo. ==Early life== Kara was awarded a scholarship to attend Bendigo High School. After finishing school Kara became a teacher's assistant at Stuart Mill State School near St Arnaud, Victoria until she met and married William Stanley McGreevy (Known as Stan) in 1925. Stan joined the army at the outbreak of World War 2. Stan served four years in the army and saw action in the Middle East 〔(William Stanley McGreevy military records. )〕 Stan was affected by his war experiences and declining health, Stan returned to Melbourne and the couple divorced in 1946. Kara sought work at the Yarram Hospital as a cook. After some time Kara met Jim Healey, the caretaker at Tarra Valley National Park. Kara and Jim Healey married in 1948. Jim Healey died in 1952 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kara Moana Healey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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